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Having Too Much: Philosophical Essays on Limitarianism
- Ingrid Robeyns(editor)
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| Title | Having Too Much |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Philosophical Essays on Limitarianism |
| Contributor | Ingrid Robeyns(editor) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0338 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0338 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Ingrid Robeyns |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Publication place | Cambridge, UK |
| Published on | 2023-07-06 |
| ISBN | 978-1-80064-966-8 (Paperback) |
| 978-1-80064-967-5 (Hardback) | |
| 978-1-80064-968-2 (PDF) | |
| 978-1-80064-972-9 (HTML) | |
| 978-1-80064-971-2 (XML) | |
| 978-1-80064-969-9 (EPUB) | |
| Short abstract | Having Too Much is the first academic volume devoted to limitarianism: the idea that the use of economic or ecosystem resources should not exceed certain limits. This concept has deep roots in economic and political thought. One can find similar statements of such limits in thinkers such as Plato, Aquinas, and Spinoza. But Having Too Much is the first time in contemporary political philosophy that limitarianism is explored at length and in detail. |
| Long abstract | Having Too Much is the first academic volume devoted to limitarianism: the idea that the use of economic or ecosystem resources should not exceed certain limits. This concept has deep roots in economic and political thought. One can find similar statements of such limits in thinkers such as Plato, Aquinas, and Spinoza. But Having Too Much is the first time in contemporary political philosophy that limitarianism is explored at length and in detail. Bringing together in one place the best writing from key theorists of limitarianism, this book is an essential contribution to political philosophy in general, and theories of distributive justice in particular. Including some of the key published articles as well as new chapters, Having Too Much is necessary reading for scholars and students of political theory and philosophy, as well as anyone interested in questions of distributive justice. |
| Print length | 414 pages (x+404) |
| Language | English (Original) |
| Dimensions | 156 x 21 x 234 mm | 6.14" x 0.83" x 9.21" (Paperback) |
| 156 x 32 x 234 mm | 6.14" x 1.26" x 9.21" (Hardback) | |
| Weight | 582g | 20.53oz (Paperback) |
| 763g | 26.91oz (Hardback) | |
| Media | 4 illustrations |
| 4 tables | |
| OCLC Number | 1390452292 |
| LCCN | 2022361494 |
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Contents
0. Preface
(pp. viii–1)- Ingrid Robeyns
- Ingrid Robeyns
2. Having Too Much
(pp. 15–60)- Ingrid Robeyns
- Matthias Kramm
- Ingrid Robeyns
4. Autonomy-Based Reasons for Limitarianism
(pp. 91–128)- Danielle Zwarthoed
- Dick Timmer
6. The Limits of Limitarianism
(pp. 151–174)- Robert Huseby
7. Why Limitarianism?
(pp. 175–202)- Ingrid Robeyns
- Dick Timmer
9. Sufficiency, Limits, and Multi-Threshold Views
(pp. 219–246)- Colin Hickey
10. A Neo-Republican Argument for Limitarianism
(pp. 247–270)- Elena Icardi
11. The Self-Respect Argument for Limitarianism
(pp. 271–296)- Christian Neuhäuser
12. Climate Change, Distributive Justice, and “Pre-Institutional” Limits on Resource Appropriation
(pp. 297–334)- Colin Hickey
- Fergus Green
14. Limitarianism and Future Generations
(pp. 361–390)- Tim Meijers
Contributors
Ingrid Robeyns
(editor)Chair in Ethics of Institutions at the Ethics Institute at Utrecht University
Ingrid Robeyns holds the chair in Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University. She received her PhD dissertation from Cambridge University in 2003 and has since been publishing widely on questions of distributive justice, inequalities, applied ethics, and methodological considerations. She served as the first Director of the Dutch Research School of Philosophy, as the former director of Utrecht University’s Ethics Institute, and as the eighth president of the Human Development and Capability Association. She has co-edited two edited volumes and three special journal issues, and has previously published the book Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice (2017, https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0130) with Open Book Publishers. She currently has a contract with Allen Lane (UK) and Astra House (USA) for a trade book on limitarianism (with translation rights sold to seven other publishers), which is scheduled to appear in the winter of 2023–2024.