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Deliberative Democracy and Precautionary Public Reasoning : Exploratory Thoughts
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2006-05)
Because public policy is legally binding and,perhaps more pointedly,can have pervasive social and environmental
consequences for the autonomy of persons,it should be justifiable to those it could so affect.
What is much ...
Financing higher education : the case for a graduate tax
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2006-05)
The debate whether university education should be “free” seems misconstrued. Even in a system
without tuition fees, someone will have to foot the bill. This paper argues that from the viewpoint of
justice, a strong case ...
Implementing the Precautionary Principle through Stakeholder Engagement for Product and Service Development
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2007-05)
The precautionary principle is a sustainable development principle that attempts to articulate an
ethic in decision making since it deals with the notion of uncertainty of harm. Uncertainty becomes
a weakness when it has ...
Stubborn realities, shared humanity : the state of humanitarian ethics today
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
This paper explores the current standing of humanitarian ethics from two different, and yet interrelated perspectives. The first argues that shortcomings of humanitarianism are symptoms of deeper social and political ...
Introduction ethics and economics : main topic justice and injustice in development
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-07-29)
(Re)Vitalizing Philanthropy: The Emergence of Indigenous Philanthropy and its Implications for Civil Society throughout the Developing World
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2011)
As developing countries have become more integrated within the global economy, new, developing world-based economic elites have emerged as important philanthropists and development actors. The burgeoning trend of indigenous ...
Caring for structural vulnerabilities : Can we hear all voices?
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
In this essay, I argue that care ethics faces a fundamental challenge in addressing structural vulnerabilities. I argue that one of its main strengths – its focus on alleviating individuals’ material needs – also generates ...
Rethinking a defense of sweatshops
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
In this paper, I criticize Benjamin Powell’s alleged comprehensive moral defense of sweatshops in his book Out of Poverty: Sweatshops and the Global Economy New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014. I argue that his book ...
An interview with Avigail Eisenberg : “Reasoning about the Identity of Aboriginal People”
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2006-05)
Avigail Eisenberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science,University of Victoria.
She was also a fellow of CRÉUM during the 2004-2005 academic year. She has written important work
on the issues ...
Agency, participation, and self-determination for indigenous peoples in Canada : foundational, structural, and epistemic injustices
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)
In this paper, I discuss accounts of agency, participation, and self-determination by David Crocker and Stacy Kosko because they acknowledge that relationships of power can determine who gets to participate and when. Kosko ...