Dead People and the All-Affected Principle

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Dead People and the All-Affected Principle. / Bengtson, Andreas.

In: Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 37, No. 1, 02.2020, p. 89-102.

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Bengtson A. Dead People and the All-Affected Principle. Journal of Applied Philosophy. 2020 Feb;37(1):89-102. doi: 10.1111/japp.12378

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Bengtson, Andreas. / Dead People and the All-Affected Principle. In: Journal of Applied Philosophy. 2020 ; Vol. 37, No. 1. pp. 89-102.

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abstract = "Discussions of the all-affected principle as a solution to the boundary problem – how do we specify the group making democratic decisions? – have focused extensively on future people. We have yet to focus on dead people, however. This article tries to bridge this gap by arguing that the all-affected principle – i.e. the all actually affected interests principle – entails inclusion of dead people. This is true because dead people can be harmed or legally affected, and this is sufficient for having a claim to democratic inclusion. The last part of the article discusses where this leaves the all-affected principle in the quest for the proper boundary principle, including a discussion of possible institutional solutions to the enfranchisement of dead people.",

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