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Winterbottom, Jonathan Paul. Corrective justice, harm, and reparations for historical injustice. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3QV3K80

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TitleCorrective justice, harm, and reparations for historical injustice
NameWinterbottom, Jonathan Paul (author); McGary, Howard (chair); Husak, Douglas (internal member); Smith, Holly (internal member); Ramsamy, Edward (outside member); Rutgers University; Graduate School - New Brunswick
Date Created2012
Other Date2012-10 (degree)
SubjectPhilosophy, Reparations for historical injustices
Extentiii, 217 p.
DescriptionSome regard harms to currently existing persons as a basis for reparations for historical injustice. By focusing on corrective justice as the basis for repairing wrongful harm, this thesis aims to clarify and strengthen the harm-based approach to reparations. I defend a version of the conformity account as the moral basis of corrective justice, critiquing various versions of this argument by Joseph Raz and John Gardner. I argue that the notion of harm relevant to corrective justice is a counterfactual comparative one and respond to various objections to that conception. I then consider two different cases in which compensation for an historical injustice might be thought appropriate. First, I examine an argument developed independently by Bernard Boxill and George Sher (which I refer to as the chain-harm argument). I analyze Andrew Cohen’s critique of the argument, clarifying the problems it faces before offering some tentative solutions. Second, I examine and critique Judith Jarvis Thomson’s proposal to solve the non-identity problem in the case of the Risky Policy. I explain why her argument fails and offer my own solution.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Jonathan Paul Winterbottom
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3QV3K80
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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