Protecting the Vulnerable
A Re-Analysis of our Social Responsibilities
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Synopsis
1. Which Brother’s Keeper?
2. A Hierarchy of Moral Duties
3. Grounds of Special Responsibilities
4. The Standard Cases Reanalyzed
Promises and Contracts
Business Relations
Professional Ethics
Family
Friends
Benefactors
Conclusion
5. Vulnerabilities and Responsibilities
Philosophical Foundations
Allocating Responsibilities
Individual and Collective Responsibilities
6. The Extended Implications of Vulnerability
The Welfare State
Foreign Assistance
Future Generations
Environmental Protection
Conclusion
7. Invulnerability as an Alternative
8. Conclusion
References
Index
Synopsis
1. Which Brother’s Keeper?
2. A Hierarchy of Moral Duties
3. Grounds of Special Responsibilities
4. The Standard Cases Reanalyzed
Promises and Contracts
Business Relations
Professional Ethics
Family
Friends
Benefactors
Conclusion
5. Vulnerabilities and Responsibilities
Philosophical Foundations
Allocating Responsibilities
Individual and Collective Responsibilities
6. The Extended Implications of Vulnerability
The Welfare State
Foreign Assistance
Future Generations
Environmental Protection
Conclusion
7. Invulnerability as an Alternative
8. Conclusion
References
Index
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