Here some quick notes that I took at the lecture: Damn he talks fast
Justice as goal: benefits and burdens are distributed fairly
*There are certain kinds of injustices no mater what you philosophical view there are some things that we all considered wrong.
example forceable inequality, the culture that has set up that situation because
where is justice: example of different categories of justice
domestic. family, social, but intragenerational diachronical justice, global justice, intergenerational
What does justice require?
International Justice and Intergenerational Justice- what does this require. Everything that we do will effect those unborn. Also America is a country that effects alot of third world countries in things that the y can not
Outcomes:are they mal-distributed , pollution are delivered fairly. also it is not just the outcome it is the risk as well. an example could be seen in a nuclear power-plant in your neighborhood.
ecological holism-the environment is important in itself.
anthropocentrism-humans are what is solely important.
precautionary principle: when dealing with harms and risk, factor in the worry that the expected harm is worst that the actual risk involved. It should not only be the benefits and actual risk but the fears as well.
Contraction and Convergence: the idea is that we put way to much C02 into the environment, there are certain places that need to go up, in order to better there living situation,i.e. third world vs first world country.
2 dollars a day=poverty
20 dollars a day=standard living daily income
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