The basic minimum : a welfarist approach / Dale Dorsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dorsey, Dale, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political ethics.

Basic needs--Philosophy.

Basic needs.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xvii, 217 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"A common presupposition in contemporary moral and political philosophy is that individuals should be provided with some basic threshold of goods, capabilities, or well-being. But if there is such a basic minimum, how should this be understood? Dale Dorsey offers an underexplored answer: that the basic minimum should be characterized not as the achievement of a set of capabilities, or as access to some specified bundle of resources, but as the maintenance of a minimal threshold of human welfare. In addition, Dorsey argues that though political institutions should be committed to the promotion of this minimal threshold, we should reject approaches that seek to cast the basic minimum as a human right. His book will be important for all who are interested in theories of political morality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Introduction and limits; 1. On the concept (and some conceptions) of the basic minimum; 2. A welfarist basic minimum; 3. Adaptive preferences; 4. The intrinsic value of the basic minimum; 5. Against rights; 6. On objections to welfarism; Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index.

ISBN:

9781107017115

1107017114

OCLC:

748328364

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