APhil Annual Lecture 2013: Serenea Olsaretti on Justice and the Cost of Children

Mon, 09/09/2013

On Monday 30th of September 2013 at 17h, in the Sala Gran, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Barcelona

Serena Olsaretti (ICREA Research Professor at UPF)

will present the APhil Annual Lecture on

"Justice and the Cost of Children".

Abstract: 
The question of who should pay for the costs of children is a crucial but relatively under-explored question for theorists of justice. Should the costs of children - which include both the costs of care and the costs that children, once they have grown up, impose on their fellow citizens in claiming their social rights - be shared among non-parents and parents alike? This talk examines some competing answers to this question, and defends a broadly pro-cost-sharing view.

All welcome.

The lecture will be followed by a reception for new APhil and CCiL/philosophy students, as well as for existing students and faculty.