Philosophers have been preoccupied with the future from time immemorial. But for egalitarians, the future of humanity constitutes a relatively new challenge. The premise of this book is that a complaint-based ideal of egalitarianism faces problems when applied to the future. For one thing, if we suppose that future people are destined to fare better than us (say, in terms of overall wellbeing), then allowing humanity to flourish would then represent a net increase in terms of egalitarian complaints. With respect to equality, at least, it would be better to refrain from bringing new life into being. That seems absurd. This is the Anti-Natalist objection to egalitarianism. Second, any policy aimed at reducing future inequalities, and indeed any population policy at large, will in all likelihood affect the identity of those who will be born. This familiar Non-Identity problem poses unique problems for egalitarianism, especially ones of the complaint-model. Arguably, a person cannot have a complaint (about being worse off than another) when the only other alternative distribution is one in which she does not exist. Put differently, such a person lacks a standing to complain about this future inequality. This can be referred to as the Non-Identity objection or as the Standing objection to egalitarianism. This book examines how to evaluate different scenarios for humanity's future from an egalitarian perspective. It is argued that planning for the future does require egalitarian considerations, but that egalitarianism also needs to be adapted to handle future persons. As indicated, a key challenge concerns how to evaluate mixed populations containing both necessary and possible persons. The book proposes a pluralist approach combining egalitarianism with prioritarianism. Prioritarianism, itself, also suffers unique problems when applied to the future, chief among them the Separateness of Persons objection. The book attempts to deflect these obstacles and aims to develop a coherent framework that maintains egalitarian principles while appropriately discounting the status of merely possible people. Overall, the book seeks to advance both our ethical assessment of humanity's future and our understanding of the nature of equality, and distributive ethics more generally.
The Future of Equality
The Future of Equality
EBook
Prix habituel
$79.99
Prix promotionnel
$79.99
Prix habituel
$99.99
Prix unitaire
/
par
Vente ferme. Aucun retour ni échange.
Oversized: This item will be shipped by appointment through our delivery partner.
Overweight: This item will be shipped by appointment through our delivery partner.
Ce produit nécessite une commande minimale de 1
Digital download
Immediate access in your Kobo library
Trouver en magasin
En rupture de stock
Earn 400 points plum and save more with plum Rewards. En savoir plus
Read this title using any of the following Kobo apps and devices:
Browser
eReaders
Tablets
iOS
Android
Écouter un extrait audio
Aperçu
ANGLAIS
Ajouter au panier
The Future of Equality
EBook
$79.99
$99.99
1 Item ajouté au panier 1 Item ajouté au ramassage
The Future of Equality
EBook
$79.99
$99.99
Info promotionnelle
Others Also Bought
The Stonekeeper's Curse: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #2)
Kazu Kibuishi
Karen's Witch (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #1)
Ann M. Martin
Vagabond.
JILL-PATRICE CASSUTO
A Bucket of Stars
Suri Rosen
Absolutely, Positively Natty
Kuroki
Small Town Pride
Figueira Gastón 1905-
The Transatlantic Book Club: A Novel
Paulinus
Radio Silence
Ambrogioth Contarini
Previous
Next
- Date de publication : May 19, 2025
- Langue : anglais
- Éditeur : OUP Oxford
- ISBN : 9780198928959
- Dimensions :
You May Also Like
The Stonekeeper's Curse: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #2)
Kazu Kibuishi
Karen's Witch (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #1)
Ann M. Martin
Vagabond.
JILL-PATRICE CASSUTO
A Bucket of Stars
Suri Rosen
Absolutely, Positively Natty
Kuroki
Small Town Pride
Figueira Gastón 1905-
The Transatlantic Book Club: A Novel
Paulinus
Radio Silence
Ambrogioth Contarini
Previous
Next