Vulnerability and Future Generations: A Problem of Altruism?



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Submitted Sep 2, 2022
Published Dec 2, 2022
10.24018/ejsocial.2022.2.6.323

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The present work aims to ask the reasons why, de facto, it is difficult to protect future generations; it would not only be a question of how to safeguard the frail or arrange the protection of the vulnerable, but of trying to provide a moral explanation that fits into the intricate field of intersubjectivity, emphasizing the difficulty of establishing a relational relationship with a You detached from our time and our space: the problem of moral altruism seen from the aspect of mindreading.

Keywords: Altruism, Future Generations, Intersubjectivity, Mindreading, Vulnerability.

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