Physiology 2075G Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Distributive Justice, Robert Nozick
12 Apr 2017
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Rich nations may, at considerable cost, be able to cope with these changes without enormous loss of life. They are in a better position than poor countries such as bangladesh. It is common to follow robert nozick in distinguishing between historical principles an time slice principals. 2: rectification of injustice (doesn"t matter if it was in acquisition or in transfer, it should still. A historical principal is one that says we can"t decide, merely by looking at the present situation, whether a given distribution of goods is just or unjust. We must also ask how the situation came about; we must know how its history. If not, rectification or compensation will be needed to produce a just distribution. In contrast, a time-slice principle looks at the existing distribution at a particular moment and asks if that distribution satisfies some principles of fairness, irrespective of any preceding sequence of events. I shall look at both of these approaches in turn.
