About this title: This book is a comprehensive philosophical examination of our duties to future generations. It appears at a time when it is becoming increasingly obvious that we can no longer exploit the environment without causing risks for posterity. Dr De-Shalit argues that our obligations towards new generations are a matter of justice, not of charity or supererogation. It becomes our duty to consider them when we distribute access to natural resources, decide on environmental policies and plan budgets. This raises problems for conventional theories of justice. The book puts forward a new communitarian ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 1995-04-24
ISBN-13:9780415100199ISBN:0415100194
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780415100199ISBN:0415100194
Description: New. For many years the environment has been treated as a free commodity, but it has become clear that we cannot continue to exploit the environment without incurring great costs for our as well as future generations. "Why Posterity Matters" is the first... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge, London; New York
Date Published: 15 Dec 1994
ISBN-13:9780415100199ISBN:0415100194
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