Date of Award
2011
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Philosophy
Abstract
This work presents an analysis of Thomas Pogge's approach to the problem of world poverty as presented in World Poverty and Human Rights. It begins by situating the project of Pogge relative to the work of his predecessor John Rawls. It then moves on to compare Pogge's negative-duty approach to more common positive-duty approaches by discussing the relative merits and weaknesses of the approach of Peter Singer to the problem of poverty. The remaining chapters give an in-depth analysis of Pogge's argument itself. Although there are significant holes and inconsistencies in Pogge's approach, a reformulated argument that preserves his original aim--treating the problem of world poverty by responding to a wide variety of schools of political thought by focusing on the ways that the people of affluent nations harm the world's most impoverished people--is set forth and defended.
Recommended Citation
Chakoian, Mark, "Global Distributive Justice After Rawls: A Modified Poggean Argument for How We Harm the World's Poorest" (2011). Dissertations. 211.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/211
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Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2011 Mark Chakoian
