Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
In “World Poverty and Individual Freedom” (WPIF) I argue that the global order – because it is coercive – is obligated to do what it can to ensure that its subjects are capable of autonomously agreeing to its rule. This requires helping them meet their basic needs. In “World Poverty and Not Respecting Individual Freedom Enough” Jorn Sonderholm asserts that this argument is invalid and unsound, in part, because it is too demanding. This article explains why Sonderholm’s critique is mistaken and misses the main point of WPIF’s argument. It also explains why WPIF is important -- it can address some of those most resistant to significant obligations of global justice - libertarians, actual consent theorists, and statists.
Publisher Attribution
Hassoun, N. (2014). Coercion, Legitimacy, and Individual Freedom. Journal of Philosophical Research, 39, 191-198.
Recommended Citation
Hassoun, Nicole, "Coercion, Legitimacy, and Individual Freedom" (2014). Philosophy Faculty Scholarship. 16.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/philosophy_fac/16