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Title: David Miller
The Nature and Limits of the Duty of Rescue Virtually everyone
believes that we have a duty to rescue fellow human-beings from serious
danger when we can do so at small cost to ourselves – and this often forms
the starting point for arguments in moral and political philosophy on
topics such as global poverty, state legitimacy, refugees, and the donation
of body parts. But how are we to explain this duty, and within what limits
does it apply? It cannot be subsumed under a wider consequentialist
requirement to prevent harm. Nor can it be understood as a duty of
social justice that citizens owe to one another under a social contract for
mutual protection. Instead it is a sui generis duty of justice that
arises from the direct physical encounter between rescuer and victim, and
is accordingly limited in scope. It is unconditional, in the sense
that it cannot be voided either by reckless behaviour on the part of the
rescuee, or by her unwillingness to reciprocate if called upon to do
so. However the simplicity of the duty evaporates when multiple
potential rescuers are present. Here responsibility lies with the
collective as a whole until it is assigned by a fair procedure to
individual members. Each individual is required as a matter of
justice to discharge that share, but not more, though in the case that
others do not comply, he will have a reason, and sometimes a humanitarian
duty, to take up the slack.
When: Wed 18 Apr 2018 13:00 – 14:30 Eastern Time - Melbourne, Sydney
Where: Sydney Uni, Muniment Room
Calendar: Seminars
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* Sam Shpall- creator
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