Contractarian approaches to intergenerational justice
- In modern political philosophy social contract theory is the most prominent approach to individual rights and fair institutions. According to social contract theory the system of rights in a society ought to be justified by reconstructing its basic features as a contract between the mutually unconcerned members of society. This paper explores whether social contract theory can successfully be applied to justify rights of future generations. Three competing views are analysed: Rawls's theory of justice, Hobbes's radical liberalism and Gauthier's bargaining framework based on the Lockean proviso.
Author details: | Hans-Peter Weikard |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8529 |
Publication series (Volume number): | Finanzwissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge (Bd. 15) |
Publication type: | Monograph/Edited Volume |
Language: | English |
Publication year: | 1997 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2006/09/12 |
Source: | Finanzwissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge ; 15 / Lehrstuhl für Finanzwissenschaft, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Potsdam |
RVK - Regensburg classification: | QL 000 |
Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |