book chapter · 2024
Intergenerational Resource Distribution
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Abstract This chapter answers one component of the content question: how much must we conserve for future generations? First it considers and rejects relational and telic versions of intergenerational egalitarianism, as well as existing accounts of strict and moderate sufficientarianism. It argues that a contractualist should endorse a form of what I call ‘reason-balanced sufficientarianism’ whereby the farther one is below the sufficiency threshold, the stronger their claims for assistance. However, while being below sufficiency is a very strong reason to demand assistance, it is not a ‘trump’. This means that while in general the fact that a person is below sufficiency presents them with a very strong reason to reject principles that do not assist them in achieving sufficiency, other reasons may sometimes prevail. The chapter uses reason-balanced sufficientarianism to develop three principles of intergenerational resource distribution.
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Finneron‐Burns, E. (2024). Intergenerational Resource Distribution. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197653258.003.0004
Finneron‐Burns, Elizabeth. “Intergenerational Resource Distribution.” 2024, pp. 88–120, https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197653258.003.0004.
Finneron‐Burns, Elizabeth. 2024. “Intergenerational Resource Distribution.” https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197653258.003.0004.
Finneron‐Burns, E. (2024) ‘Intergenerational Resource Distribution’. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197653258.003.0004.
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