Violetta Igneski
Biographic Data
| ID | 1402645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Violetta Igneski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Violetta |
| FAMILY NAME | Igneski |
| SIGNATURE | IGNESKI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9347-1084 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Moral Obligations in Conditions of Partial Compliance
A Kantian Moral Response to Poverty
Responding to poverty
In Poverty, Solidarity, and Poor-Led Social Movements, Monique Deveaux criticizes and reframes the traditional, moral (and often individualistic) response to poverty in favor of a political and collective one that centers the role of the poor and poor-led groups in the anti-poverty agenda. I have two aims in this review, a supportive one and a more critical one. On the supportive side, I examine the advances Deveaux makes by 1) expanding the cate…
Collectivity
The Human Right to Subsistence and the Collective Duty to Aid
Living a meaningful and ethical life in the face of great need
Peter Singer’s work over the last 43 years, starting with ‘Famine, Affluence, and Morality’ (1972) up to his most recent book The Most Good You Can Do (2015), is aimed at redrawing the line between
A sufficiently political orthodox conception of human rights
The traditional conception of human rights, or the orthodox conception (OC), has, over the last few years, been vigorously challenged by the political conception (PC) of human rights. I have two main aims in this paper: the first is to articulate and evaluate the main points of disagreement between the OC and the PC in order to provide a clearer picture of what is at stake in the debate. The second is to argue that the OC has the resources to res…
Defending Limits on the Sacrifices We Ought To Make For Others
How much are we morally required to do to aid others? After articulating some of the main contributions to this debate, I defend the position that we are sometimes morally permitted to spend our time and resources satisfying our own interests and needs rather than using them to aid others who are in desperate need. I argue that the duty to aid the needy should not always take priority over every other end we have. Whatever else we value, we most …
Equality, Sufficiency, and the State
In this article, I support the liberal claim that the state's fundamental responsibility is to ensure that persons are able to interact as equals, that is, on the basis of equal freedom. That persons must be treated as responsible agents leads to an obligation on the part of the state to ensure that its citizens have the necessary conditions (and resources) for responsible agency. I further suggest that this conception of equality and the require…
Perfect and Imperfect Duties to Aid
A discussion of the duty of providing aid to persons. The authorargues that the duty to aid is understood as an imperfect duty to help the needy. She explains the basis of common sense moral intuitions in a way that shows that they are grounded in sound moral reasoning. Moreover, examples of the drowning child and the Bengali refugee are cited in order to explain the concept of aid. A distinction between perfect and imperfect duties is presented.…
Defending Limits on the Sacrifices We Ought To Make For Others
How much are we morally required to do to aid others? After articulating some of the main contributions to this debate, I defend the position that we are sometimes morally permitted to spend our time and resources satisfying our own interests and needs rather than using them to aid others who are in desperate need. I argue that the duty to aid the needy should not always take priority over every other end we have. Whatever else we value, we most …
Perfect and Imperfect Duties to Aid
A discussion of the duty of providing aid to persons. The authorargues that the duty to aid is understood as an imperfect duty to help the needy. She explains the basis of common sense moral intuitions in a way that shows that they are grounded in sound moral reasoning. Moreover, examples of the drowning child and the Bengali refugee are cited in order to explain the concept of aid. A distinction between perfect and imperfect duties is presented.…
Equality, Sufficiency, and the State
In this article, I support the liberal claim that the state's fundamental responsibility is to ensure that persons are able to interact as equals, that is, on the basis of equal freedom. That persons must be treated as responsible agents leads to an obligation on the part of the state to ensure that its citizens have the necessary conditions (and resources) for responsible agency. I further suggest that this conception of equality and the require…
Defending Limits on the Sacrifices We Ought To Make For Others
How much are we morally required to do to aid others? After articulating some of the main contributions to this debate, I defend the position that we are sometimes morally permitted to spend our time and resources satisfying our own interests and needs rather than using them to aid others who are in desperate need. I argue that the duty to aid the needy should not always take priority over every other end we have. Whatever else we value, we most …
A sufficiently political orthodox conception of human rights
The traditional conception of human rights, or the orthodox conception (OC), has, over the last few years, been vigorously challenged by the political conception (PC) of human rights. I have two main aims in this paper: the first is to articulate and evaluate the main points of disagreement between the OC and the PC in order to provide a clearer picture of what is at stake in the debate. The second is to argue that the OC has the resources to res…
The Human Right to Subsistence and the Collective Duty to Aid
Living a meaningful and ethical life in the face of great need
Peter Singer’s work over the last 43 years, starting with ‘Famine, Affluence, and Morality’ (1972) up to his most recent book The Most Good You Can Do (2015), is aimed at redrawing the line between
Collectivity
A Kantian Moral Response to Poverty
Responding to poverty
In Poverty, Solidarity, and Poor-Led Social Movements, Monique Deveaux criticizes and reframes the traditional, moral (and often individualistic) response to poverty in favor of a political and collective one that centers the role of the poor and poor-led groups in the anti-poverty agenda. I have two aims in this review, a supportive one and a more critical one. On the supportive side, I examine the advances Deveaux makes by 1) expanding the cate…
Moral Obligations in Conditions of Partial Compliance
Philosophy (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Law and economics (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Duty (4 works)