The aim of this essay is to stress the possibility of a theory of exploitation within the liberal framework. Three theories of exploitation are presented and discussed: exploitation as taking unfair advantage from someone else’s labour, exploitation as disparity of value, and exploitation as wrongful use of human beings. My suggestion is to distinguish between exploiting a person and exploiting a situation, and to put the latter as a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for the former. I also argue that exploitation is connected to the moral principle of protecting the vulnerable. In conclusion, I propose a new definition of exploitation and I show that my definition is coherent with our linguistic habits and moral evaluations.
(2004). Teorie liberali dello sfruttamento [journal article - articolo]. In RIVISTA DI FILOSOFIA. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/244590
Teorie liberali dello sfruttamento
Del Bò, Corrado
2004-01-01
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The aim of this essay is to stress the possibility of a theory of exploitation within the liberal framework. Three theories of exploitation are presented and discussed: exploitation as taking unfair advantage from someone else’s labour, exploitation as disparity of value, and exploitation as wrongful use of human beings. My suggestion is to distinguish between exploiting a person and exploiting a situation, and to put the latter as a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for the former. I also argue that exploitation is connected to the moral principle of protecting the vulnerable. In conclusion, I propose a new definition of exploitation and I show that my definition is coherent with our linguistic habits and moral evaluations.File | Dimensione del file | Formato | |
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