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Dec 9, 2022 · The growing concentration of wealth has acquired a new urgency in recent years. One particular view in this context is developed by Ingrid Robeyns in her ground-breaking work on limitarianism. According to this view, no one should have more than a certain amount of valuable goods, such as income and wealth. The contributors to this symposium, Brian Berkey, David Axelsen and Lasse Nielsen ...
Oct 28, 2022 · An elaborated defence against them, rather, reveals how the Standard Defence of limitarianism may be expanded and strengthened by relying explicitly on the importance of preventing a society of envy, avoiding harm to non-rich citizens, and ensuring that humans are given the opportunities to excel in ways that go beyond those that allow for the amassment of wealth.
Mar 13, 2024 · That view is called limitarianism – a moral and political upper limit to how much personal wealth any one individual can have. What are the reasons for this view? In my book Limitarianism: The Case against Extreme Wealth , I unpack some of these reasons in detail, and back up the normative arguments with reference to empirical studies from a range of scientific disciplines.
Apr 5, 2024 · "Limitarianism, like veganism, isn't about to become mainstream any time soon," said The Times' financial editor Patrick Hosking, "but some of the economic trends of the past few decades that have ...
Apr 8, 2024 · Ingrid Robeyns is a professor at Utrecht University, where she specializes in political philosophy and ethics. She’s the author of Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth, a new book which argues for rational limits on how much money a single person can amass.
Oct 28, 2022 · An elaborated defence against them, rather, reveals how the Standard Defence of limitarianism may be expanded and strengthened by relying explicitly on the importance of preventing a society of ...
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Aug 8, 2023 · Limitarianism. The concept of limitarianism 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.
