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Circumventing the Non-identity Problem

Carey, B.

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Dr Brian Carey brian.carey@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Political Theory



Abstract

This article provides an account of moral obligations that we have towards present generations, which require us to produce outcomes that are similar to those we would be required to produce if we had moral obligations to future generations. Discharging these duties enables us to secure the kinds of goods for future generations that we intuitively think we ought to provide in the absence of an answer to the non-identity problem. In this sense, the non- identity problem is avoided rather than solved. Nevertheless, a signifcant upshot of this account is that it provides a basis for practical action in the face of theoretical uncertainty

Citation

Carey, B. (2023). Circumventing the Non-identity Problem. Philosophia, 51, 1143–1158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-022-00589-7

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 18, 2022
Online Publication Date Oct 23, 2022
Publication Date 2023-07
Deposit Date Nov 24, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Philosophia
Print ISSN 0048-3893
Electronic ISSN 1574-9274
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 51
Pages 1143–1158
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-022-00589-7
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1186058

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