Political philosophy in a pandemic : routes to a more just future /
Political philosophy in a pandemic : routes to a more just future /
edited by Fay Niker and Aveek Bhattacharya.
- xvi, 276 pages
Foreword / Introduction / I. Social welfare and vulnerability -- Risk, disadvantage and the Covid-19 crisis / How should we distribute scarce medical resources in a pandemic? / Assesing the impact of school closures on children through a vulnerability lens / Adequate housing in a pandemic / II. Economic justice -- Should the older generation pay more of the Covid-19 debt? / Rebuilding social insurance to end economic precarity / Pandemic solidarity and universal basic income / III. Democratic relations -- Legitimating pandemic-responsive policy : whose voices count when? / Living alone under lockdown / Should we hold elections during a pandemic? / The pandemic and our democratic way of life / IV. Speech and (mis)information -- Coronavirus misinformation, social media and freedom of speech / What is the democratics state's obligation of transparency in times of crisis? / Deferring to expertise in public health emergencies / Should we shame those who ignore social distancing guidelines? / V. Crisis and justice -- Harnessing the epistemic value of crises for just ends / Living through the pandemic : an experiment in egalitarian living for the middle classes? / Coronavirus and climate change : what can the former teach us about the latter? / Pandemic as political theory / Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve -- Aveek Bhattacharya and Fay Niker -- Jonathan Wolff and Avner de-Shalit -- Sara Van Goozen -- Nicolás Brando and Katarina Pitasse Fragoso -- David Jenkins, Katy Wells and Kimberley Brownlee -- David Yarrow -- Lisa Herzog -- Diana Popescu -- Rowan Cruft -- Felix Pinkert -- Alexandru Volacu -- Marc Stears -- Jeffrey Howard -- Rebecca Lowe -- Viktor Ivanković and Lovro Savić -- Paul Billingham and Tom Parr -- Matthew Adams and Fay Niker -- Anca Gheaus -- Julia Hermann, Katharina Bauer and Christian Baatz -- Adam Swift.
"Government lockdowns, school closures, mass unemployment, health and wealth inequality. Political Philosophy in a Pandemic asks us, where do we go from here? What are the ethics of our response to a radically changed, even more unequal society, and how do we seize the moment for enduring change? Addressing the moral and political implications of pandemic response from states and societies worldwide, the 20 essays collected here cover the most pressing debates relating to the biggest public health crisis in the last century. Discussing the pandemic in five key parts covering social welfare, economic justice, democratic relations, speech and misinformation, and the relationship between justice and crisis, this book reflects the fruitful combination of political theory and philosophy in laying the theoretical and practical foundations for justice in the long-term"--
9781350225893 9781350225909 9781350225916 9781350225923
2021007662
COVID-19 (Disease)--Philosophy.
COVID-19 (Disease)--Political aspects
Epidemics--Philosophy.
362.1962414
Foreword / Introduction / I. Social welfare and vulnerability -- Risk, disadvantage and the Covid-19 crisis / How should we distribute scarce medical resources in a pandemic? / Assesing the impact of school closures on children through a vulnerability lens / Adequate housing in a pandemic / II. Economic justice -- Should the older generation pay more of the Covid-19 debt? / Rebuilding social insurance to end economic precarity / Pandemic solidarity and universal basic income / III. Democratic relations -- Legitimating pandemic-responsive policy : whose voices count when? / Living alone under lockdown / Should we hold elections during a pandemic? / The pandemic and our democratic way of life / IV. Speech and (mis)information -- Coronavirus misinformation, social media and freedom of speech / What is the democratics state's obligation of transparency in times of crisis? / Deferring to expertise in public health emergencies / Should we shame those who ignore social distancing guidelines? / V. Crisis and justice -- Harnessing the epistemic value of crises for just ends / Living through the pandemic : an experiment in egalitarian living for the middle classes? / Coronavirus and climate change : what can the former teach us about the latter? / Pandemic as political theory / Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve -- Aveek Bhattacharya and Fay Niker -- Jonathan Wolff and Avner de-Shalit -- Sara Van Goozen -- Nicolás Brando and Katarina Pitasse Fragoso -- David Jenkins, Katy Wells and Kimberley Brownlee -- David Yarrow -- Lisa Herzog -- Diana Popescu -- Rowan Cruft -- Felix Pinkert -- Alexandru Volacu -- Marc Stears -- Jeffrey Howard -- Rebecca Lowe -- Viktor Ivanković and Lovro Savić -- Paul Billingham and Tom Parr -- Matthew Adams and Fay Niker -- Anca Gheaus -- Julia Hermann, Katharina Bauer and Christian Baatz -- Adam Swift.
"Government lockdowns, school closures, mass unemployment, health and wealth inequality. Political Philosophy in a Pandemic asks us, where do we go from here? What are the ethics of our response to a radically changed, even more unequal society, and how do we seize the moment for enduring change? Addressing the moral and political implications of pandemic response from states and societies worldwide, the 20 essays collected here cover the most pressing debates relating to the biggest public health crisis in the last century. Discussing the pandemic in five key parts covering social welfare, economic justice, democratic relations, speech and misinformation, and the relationship between justice and crisis, this book reflects the fruitful combination of political theory and philosophy in laying the theoretical and practical foundations for justice in the long-term"--
9781350225893 9781350225909 9781350225916 9781350225923
2021007662
COVID-19 (Disease)--Philosophy.
COVID-19 (Disease)--Political aspects
Epidemics--Philosophy.
362.1962414