Justice between the young and the old / Dennis McKerlie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKerlie, Dennis, author.

Series:

Oxford ethics series.

Oxford Ethics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intergenerational relations.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 223 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.

Summary:

In a world of limited resources, competition between the young and old prompt difficult questions of justice. In countries with public pension and health care systems, or with aging populations, there is often a concern that members of different generations are not always treated fairly. Dennis McKerlie's monograph examines justice between age-groups with the ultimate goal of a new theory of justice that effectively grapples with those questions. In the realm of public policy and medical ethics this is an important and timely topic, but surprisingly one that has received relatively little attention from moral philosophers. McKerlie develops a comprehensive view of fairness between age groups that applies the egalitarian values of equality, or priority for the badly off, to temporal parts of lives -- not just to complete lives.

Contents:

Introduction

Complete lives egalitarianism

The prudential lifespan account

Equality

Priority

Personal identity and prudence

Changes in values over time

Alzheimer's disease

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 10, 2013).

ISBN:

9780199772988 (electronic bk.)

0199772983 (electronic bk.)

6613950319

9786613950314

1283637855

9781283637855

OCLC:

812174088