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Kant and the Supreme Proprietor: A Response1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2011

Anthony F. Lang Jr
Anthony F. Lang Jr
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University of St Andrews
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Theories of global justice range from the utilitarian philosophy of Peter Singer to the institutional design arguments of Thomas Pogge. These works have grappled with a wide range of issues, but almost all of them have been driven by the recognition of two core problems: the huge numbers of people mired in poverty and the increasing levels of inequality. Much of this literature begins with these two problems and then proposes schemes to resolve them. This problem-solving approach to the issue of global poverty and inequality has tended to avoid engagements with figures in the history of political thought. One thinker who has certainly inspired much of this literature, either explicitly or implicitly, is Immanuel Kant. With his rigorous method, systemic structure of metaphysics and morality, and celebration of Enlightenment reason over staid authority structures, Kant presents a model for how to undertake rational arguments in response to moral dilemmas.

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Kantian Review , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , July 2010 , pp. 78 - 89
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Copyright © Kantian Review 2010

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