Global distributive justice

pp. 160-182

in: Allyn Fives, Political reason, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Abstract

The previous chapter explored one way in which ideas about public reasoning and reasonableness, ideas adapted from the arguments of Rawls, can be applied to one practical issue, namely civic education programmes for young people. This chapter is again an exploration of the practical application and significance of those ideas, as it addresses the question of our moral obligations to the distant poor. The previous chapter also resulted in a more nuanced and critical understanding of what we have called "Rawls's core conception of reasonableness". Similarly, in this chapter, we will depart somewhat from Rawls's own arguments, although it is hoped that in doing so we remain true to the concept of reasonableness.