Forced Assistance

Esben Overland

doi:10.1007/s10982-008-9033-y

Forced Assistance

Esben Overland

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Two factors appear particularly significant when assessing the permissibility of applying force to ensure that particular agents assist people in need, namely whether they have failed in the duty not to harm and/or in the duty to provide assistance at moderate cost. Two prominent philosophers, Thomas Pogge and Peter Singer, have argued, respectively, that we'the affluent in the developed world'fail in both regards.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	203-232
Number of pages	30
Journal	Law and Philosophy
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10982-008-9033-y
Publication status	Published - Mar 2009

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