From global poverty to global equality : a philosophical exploration / Pablo Gilabert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilabert, Pablo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Distributive justice.

Poverty--International cooperation.

Poverty.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

International relations--Moral and ethical aspects.

International relations.

Cosmopolitanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, USA, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'From Global Poverty to Global Equality' provides a philosophical exploration of some of the central questions in the flourishing debate on global justice: Do we have a duty to help eradicate global poverty? Do we also have a duty to pursue global equality? What makes such demands morally justifiable?

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. Introduction: the complexity of the debate on global justice; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Three kinds of distributive principles; 1.3 Arguments for scope: desirability and feasibility; 1.4 Levels of argument about scope; 1.5 Cosmopolitanism, globalism, and humanism; 1.6 Justice and humanitarianism; 1.7 Preview of the contents of the book; Notes; Part I: Beyond Global Poverty; 2. Basic positive duties of justice: a contractualist defense; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Scanlon's contractualism; 2.3 Beneficence and institutional justice; 2.4 Objections and implications

2.5 Cosmopolitanism, contextual specificity, and special relationships2.6 Human rights, humanism, and diversity; Notes; 3. Negative duties and the libertarian challenge; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 A response to the libertarian challenge; 3.3 Comments on Pogge's approach to the duties of global justice; Notes; 4. The feasibility of global poverty eradication in nonideal circumstances; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Desirability, feasibility, and obligation; 4.3 Dimensions of a conception of justice and the distinction between ideal and nonideal theory; 4.4 Two kinds of responses to infeasibility

4.5 Two nonideal circumstances4.6 Transitional standpoint, dynamic duties, and political empowerment; Notes; Part II: Toward Global Equality; 5. Humanist versus associativist approaches to global equality; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Global sufficientarianism, intermediate inclusion, and egalitarianism; 5.3 Discussion of specific associativist accounts; 5.4 Convergence?; Notes; 6. A humanist defense of global equality; 6.1 The humanist approach; 6.2 Distributive justice, social justice, and global justice; Notes; 7. The feasibility of global equality; 7.1 Introduction

7.2 Feasibility and dynamic duties7.3 The status and role of principles of justice; 7.4 Accessibility and the appraisal of transformational projects; 7.5 Transitional standpoint and pragmatic considerations; 7.6 Appendix: The feasibility test and "reasonable probability"; Notes; 8. Conclusion: Exploring responsibilities of global justice; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Resources and procedure for the exploration; 8.3 Two cases of exploration regarding global poverty and inequality; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613675743

0-19-162850-6

1-280-69878-0

OCLC:

922971171