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Intergenerational fairness: lessons from pandemic contexts.

George Kodimattam Joseph¹, Farhat Naz¹

¹School of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, 342030 India.

SN Social Sciences

|October 3, 2022

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Pandemics highlight our moral duty to ensure intergenerational fairness. We must make justifiable sacrifices to protect future generations from deprivations and secure their well-being.

Keywords:

Future generations Humanism Intergenerational fairness Pandemics Prioritizing

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Ethics
Public Health
Environmental Science

Background:

Current generations face challenges in ensuring fairness to future generations.
Societal shortsightedness often undermines the rights and interests of the young and unborn.
Pandemics and similar hazards expose intergenerational vulnerabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the obligation of ensuring intergenerational fairness.
To evaluate the legitimacy of claims made by future generations.
To examine the long-term impacts of present actions on humanity.

Main Methods:

Philosophical analysis of intergenerational fairness.
Examination of humanistic normative frameworks.
Evaluation of resource allocation and public policy formulation.

Main Results:

Intergenerational fairness is validated by rationality and virtuous disposition.
Fairness in natural resource use and preservation is crucial.
Prioritizing the young in healthcare and ensuring a decent minimum standard of living are key obligations.

Conclusions:

Pandemics underscore the necessity of moral and justifiable sacrifices for future generations.
Incorporating intergenerational concerns into public policy is essential.
Ensuring fairness to the young and future generations is a fundamental ethical imperative.