Why we need future generations
A defence of direct intergenerational reciprocity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21499059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fausto Corvino (0000-0003-2954-4215, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 395-422 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economics and Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-2671 • E-ISSN: 1474-0028 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0266267122000116 |
| OpenAlex | W4294612841 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
In this article I argue that the non-reciprocity problem does not apply to intergenerational justice. Future generations impact, here and now, on the well-being of people now living. I firstly illustrate the economic-synchronic model of direct intergenerational reciprocity (DIR): future generations allow people now living to maintain the economic system future-oriented and capital-preserving. The rational choice for people now living is to guarantee transgenerational sufficiency to future generations. I then analyse the axiological-synchronic model of DIR: future generations give meaning and value to many of the activities that people now living carry out, and this is a compelling reason for the latter to worry about the former. I argue that only the economic-synchronic model of DIR can consistently explain why we need future generations. I conclude by discussing the limits of indirect intergenerational reciprocity
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |