Journal Article The Feasibility Constraint on Concept of Justice Get access Anca Gheaus University Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 63, Issue 252, July 2013, Pages 445–464, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9213.12058 Published: 18 June 2013

Abstract John Tillson argues, on grounds of children’s well-being, that it is impermissible to teach them religious views. I defend a practice pluralistically advocating views children. As long as there are no monopolies influence over children, and advocates do not use coercion, deceit, or manipulation, children can greatly benefit without having their rational abilities subverted, incurring undue risk form false beliefs. This solution should counter, some extent, both perfectionist...

Abstract Children's vulnerability gives rise to duties of justice towards children and determines when authority over them is legitimately exercised. I argue for two claims. First, children's general objectionable dependency on their caregivers entails that they have a right not be subject monopolies care, therefore the structure legitimate them. Second, loss some special goods childhood content My interest in so‐far little‐discussed engaging world discovery, artistic creation, philosophical...

Common-sense morality and legislations around the world ascribe normative relevance to biological connections between parents children. Procreators who meet a modest standard of parental competence are believed have right rear children whom they brought into world. I explore various attempts justify this belief, find most these lacking. distinguish two kinds connection children: genetic link gestational link. argue that second can better rear.

I argue that, in the currently gender-unjust societies a basic income would not advance feminist goals. To assess impact of social policy on gender justice propose following criterion: society is gender-just when costs engaging lifestyle characterized by gender-symmetry (in both domestic and public spheres) are, for men women, smaller or equal to gender-asymmetrical lifestyle. For significant number increase leading gender-symmetrical lifestyles because it make easier women pursue...

Why does the present generation have an environmental obligation concerning distant future generations? And this restrict scope of legitimate procreation such as to avoid overcrowded world? I address these questions by drawing on claim that adults a fundamental interest in rearing children they can adequately parent, which under normal conditions generates right parent. This right—as recently defended several contemporary philosophers—could be interpreted either negative right, protecting...

Abstract In philosophy, there are two competitor views about the nature and value of childhood: The first is traditional, deficiency, view, according to which children mere unfinished adults. second a view that has recently become increasingly popular amongst philosophers, children, perhaps in virtue their biological features, have special valuable capacities, and, more generally, privileged access some sources value. This article provides conceptual map these possible interpretations, notes...

Talk of gender identity is at the core heated current philosophical and political debates. Yet, it unclear what means to have one. I examine several ways understanding this concept in light aims trans writers activists. Most importantly, should make good people's their own identities help understand why misgendering a serious harm permissible require information about public life. conclude that none available accounts meets these essential criteria, on assumption norms femininity masculinity...

ABSTRACT Pallikkathayil argues that restrictions on abortion are inconsistent with the usual demands states place their citizens. States don't require citizens to make bodies available for protection of other people's interests. Yet, when is restricted, women who can be pregnant less entitled than decide how used; then, fail treat as equal before law. The argument supposed hold even if one assumes fetuses at various stages development morally considerable (already born) children, and if,...

Arguments for Nonparental Care Children"It takes a village to raise child" (African proverb) "Only those who do not work make mistakes" (Romanian Public Affairs 9 (1980): 182-97, and widely-and sympathetically-explored by Harry Adams in his Justice Children: Autonomy, Development the State (Albany: University of New York Press , 2008).I believe intrusion into people's privacy involved licensing scheme would be exceedingly damaging individual freedom interpersonal relationships.For convincing...

By meeting needs for individualized love and relatedness, the care we receive deeply shapes our social economic chances therefore represents a form of luck. Hence, distributive justice requires fair distribution in society. I look at different ways ensuring this argue that full redistribution is beyond reach. conclude strong individual morality informed by an ethics necessary complement well-designed institutions.

Traditionally, most philosophers saw childhood as a state of deficiency and thought that its value was entirely dependent on how successfully it prepares individuals for adulthood. Yet, there are good reasons to think also has intrinsic value. Children possess certain intrinsically valuable abilities higher degree than adults. Moreover, going through phase when one does not yet have “self one’s own,” experimenting way stable self, seems valuable. I argue children can lives, several...

A bstract The article has two aims. First, to show that a version of luck egalitarianism includes relational goods amongst its distribuenda can, as matter internal logic, account for one the core beliefs egalitarianism. Therefore, there will be important extensional overlap, at level domestic justice, between and This is an consideration in assessing merits relationship rival views. Second, provide some support including goods, those advocated by egalitarianism, on justice therefore put good...

Philosophers working on animal ethics have focused, with good reason, the wrongness of cruelty toward animals and devaluing their lives. I argue that theoretical resources are far from exhausted. Moreover, reflection what makes ethically significant is relevant for thinking about roots morality therefore ethical relationships between human beings. rely a normative approach to grounded in importance meeting needs general and, particular, affection companionship. draw testimonies shared love...

There is a broad philosophical consensus that both children's and prospective parents' interests are relevant to the justification of right parent. Against this view, I argue it impermissible sacrifice for sake advancing adults' interest in child-rearing. Therefore, allocation moral parent should track child's, not potential parent's, interest. This revisionary thesis moderated by two qualifications. First, parents lack exclude others from associating with child. Second, newborns'...

Care drain brings the traditional problem of carers' choice between paid work and family at a new level. Taking care from Romania as case study, I analyse consequences parents' migration within normative framework committed to meeting needs vulnerable individuals. The temporary parents who cannot take their children with them involves moral harm, particularly frustration children's developmental emotional needs. use recent feminist on justice in economy address question whose responsibility...