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8International RelationsIn Hugh LaFollette (ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Ethics, Blackwell. 2013.
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29Ethics of Immigration: The Issue of Convicted CriminalsJournal of Applied Philosophy 33 (4): 428-434. 2016.In this paper, I explore and probe Joseph Carens’ remarks, in his recent book The Ethics of Immigration, on the immigration status of foreign convicted criminals who have served their sentence, and who wish either to immigrate into our country or who are already here. Carens rejects deportation when it is not called for by considerations of national security, and agrees that considerations of public order can justify barring convicted foreign criminals from entering the country. I broadly agree …Read more
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95Global Distributive Justice: An Egalitarian PerspectiveCanadian Journal of Philosophy 35 (sup1): 139-164. 2005.A good deal of political theory over the last fifteen years or so has been shaped by the realization that one cannot, and ought not, consider the distribution of resources within a country in isolation from the distribution of resources between countries. Thus, thinkers such as Charles Beitz and Thomas Pogge advocate extensive global distributive policies; others, such as Charles Jones and David Miller, explicitly reject the view that egalitarian principles of justice should apply globally and c…Read more
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140Against body exceptionalism: A reply to EyalUtilitas 21 (2): 246-248. 2009.It is hard to do justice, in a short reply, to Eyal's excellent review. Accordingly, I will focus on what I take to be its central claim – namely that I fail to give proper consideration to the extent to which the forced extraction of body parts undermines individuals' opportunities for self-respect. According to Eyal, ‘body exceptionalism’ can be defended on the following grounds: ‘People usually see trespass into a person and into objects they associate with a person – especially into a person…Read more
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17Book Review: An Introduction to Rights (review)Journal of Moral Philosophy 3 (1): 108-109. 2006.
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208Justice and the Compulsory Taking of Live Body partsUtilitas 15 (2): 127. 2003.This paper argues that, if one thinks that the needy have a right to the material resources they need in order to lead decent lives, one must be committed, in some cases, to conferring on the sick a right that the healthy give them some of the body parts they need to lead such a life. I then assess two objections against that view, to wit: to confer on the sick a right to the live body parts of the healthy violates the bodily integrity of the latter; and constitutes too much of an interference i…Read more
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