Intergenerational justice /

Is it fair to leave the next generation a public debt? Is it defensible to impose legal rules on them through constitutional constraints? From combating climate change to ensuring proper funding for future pensions, concerns about ethics between generations are everywhere. Sixteen philosophers prese...

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Other Authors: Gosseries, Axel, Meyer, Lukas H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Is it fair to leave the next generation a public debt? Is it defensible to impose legal rules on them through constitutional constraints? From combating climate change to ensuring proper funding for future pensions, concerns about ethics between generations are everywhere. Sixteen philosophers present new explorations of intergenerational justice. - ;Is it fair to leave the next generation a public debt? Is it defensible to impose legal rules on them through constitutional constraints? From combating climate change to ensuring proper funding for future pensions, concerns about ethics between g.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 419 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191569388
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