Am I My Parents' Keeper?: An Essay on Justice Between the Young and the Old

by Norman Daniels

Book Overview

The rapidly increasing numbers of elderly people in our society have raised some important moral questions: How should we distribute social resources among different age groups? What does justice require from both the young and the old? In this book, Norman Daniels offers the first systematic philosophical discussion of these urgent questions, advocating what he calls a "lifespan" approach to the problem: Since, as they age, people pass through a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195052331
• ISBN13: 9780195052336
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"