On the enforceability of poverty-related responsibilities

We argue that even if an agent’s initial responsibilities are not very demanding, it can become permissible to burden her with significant costs if she culpably fails to discharge those responsibilities. In particular, we defend the claim that even if our responsibilities to assist others are not in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Susanne Burri, Lars Christie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Ethics & Global Politics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16544951.2019.1565607