G. Schweiger

A Philosophical Examination of Social Justice and Child Poverty G. Schweiger

Marc Notes: Child poverty is one of today's biggest challenges. In this book, it is investigated from a philosophical perspective, primarily in the context of modern welfare states. The injustices of child poverty are identified, related to the well-being of children, and it is discussed who has a moral responsibility to secure social justice for children. Table of Contents:1. Introduction: Philosophy and Child Poverty 2. Social Justice for Children A Capability Approach 2.1. The Currency of Justice2.2. Selecting Functionings and Capabilities for Children2.3. Sufficiency and Equality 2.4. Conclusions: Criticizing Injustices3. The Injustice of Child Poverty 3.1. Concepts and Measures of Child Poverty3.2. The Ill-Being and Ill-Becoming of Child Poverty: Physical and Mental Health3.3. The Ill-Being and Ill-Becoming of Child Poverty: Social Inclusion and Education3.4. The Subjective Experience of Child Poverty3.5. Conclusions4. Responsibilities for Children in Poverty 4.1. Attributing Responsibilities to Agents of Justice4.2. Important Agents of Justice and their Responsibilities4.3. The Family and the State4.4. Conclusions5. Advancing our Approach to Global Justice for Children 5.1 Conclusions6. References "Biographical Note: Gunter Graf is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research, where he works in the project group for 'Social Justice and Child Poverty'. He is also a Research Fellow at the International Research Centre for Social and Ethical Questions in Salzburg. He mainly works in political and social philosophy, with a focus on the capability approach and its relation to poverty and children. Gottfried Schweiger works at the Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, where he is the principal investigator of the project 'Social Justice and Child Poverty' funded by the Austrian Science Fund. His main areas of interest and research are social and political philosophy.