Resource Rights:Expanding the Scope of Liberal Theories
What is a just global distribution of resources? According to liberal theories of resource rights, a just distribution is sensitive to how resources support people’s life plans or identity-conferring practices. A minimum share of some resources, like water and air, are necessary for anyone’s plans o...
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ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/256d848e-0194-43b2-9d48-f206c0211b64 2024-09-09T19:25:44+00:00 Resource Rights:Expanding the Scope of Liberal Theories Angell, Kim 2019 application/pdf https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/256d848e-0194-43b2-9d48-f206c0211b64 https://doi.org/10.1111/josp.12274 https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/300732632/Angell_2019_Journal_of_Social_Philosophy.pdf eng eng https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/256d848e-0194-43b2-9d48-f206c0211b64 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Angell , K 2019 , ' Resource Rights : Expanding the Scope of Liberal Theories ' , Journal of Social Philosophy , vol. 50 , no. 3 , pp. 322-340 . https://doi.org/10.1111/josp.12274 Resource rights life plans liberal rights autonomy article 2019 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.1111/josp.12274 2024-07-10T13:00:33Z What is a just global distribution of resources? According to liberal theories of resource rights, a just distribution is sensitive to how resources support people’s life plans or identity-conferring practices. A minimum share of some resources, like water and air, are necessary for anyone’s plans or practices. They can therefore be claimed by us all, simply as human beings. Apart from such general claims to generic resources, liberal theories widely believe that some people may also lay claim to particular resource tokens. If a particular token has become necessary to support a specific person’s plans or identities, she has a pro tanto special claim to control it. Despite their prominence, liberal theories of resource rights need further development. In this article, I show that their respect for people’s life plans or identities compels them to recognize a much wider set of special claims than thus far acknowledged. Consistent liberals must recognize special claims not only to irreplaceable tokens, but also to resources that are straightforwardly replaceable in the claimant’s plans or practices. This dramatically expands the scope of liberal theories. The article ends by showing what my thesis implies for acquisition of resources in remote locations like the Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Aalborg University's Research Portal Arctic Journal of Social Philosophy 50 3 322 340 |
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What is a just global distribution of resources? According to liberal theories of resource rights, a just distribution is sensitive to how resources support people’s life plans or identity-conferring practices. A minimum share of some resources, like water and air, are necessary for anyone’s plans or practices. They can therefore be claimed by us all, simply as human beings. Apart from such general claims to generic resources, liberal theories widely believe that some people may also lay claim to particular resource tokens. If a particular token has become necessary to support a specific person’s plans or identities, she has a pro tanto special claim to control it. Despite their prominence, liberal theories of resource rights need further development. In this article, I show that their respect for people’s life plans or identities compels them to recognize a much wider set of special claims than thus far acknowledged. Consistent liberals must recognize special claims not only to irreplaceable tokens, but also to resources that are straightforwardly replaceable in the claimant’s plans or practices. This dramatically expands the scope of liberal theories. The article ends by showing what my thesis implies for acquisition of resources in remote locations like the Arctic. |
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