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New Topics in Applied Philosophy

Inheritance of Wealth

Justice, Equality, and the Right to Bequeath

Daniel (Lecturer in Philosophy, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Melbourne) Halliday

Inheritance of Wealth

New Topics in Applied Philosophy

Inheritance of Wealth

Justice, Equality, and the Right to Bequeath

New Topics in Applied Philosophy: Inheritance of Wealth

 

Daniel Halliday examines the morality of the right to bequeath or transfer wealth, and argues that inheritance is unjust to the extent that it enhances the intergenerational replication of inequality, concentrating opportunities in certain groups.


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Beschrijving New Topics in Applied Philosophy: Inheritance of Wealth

Daniel Halliday examines the moral grounding of the right to bequeath or transfer wealth. He engages with contemporary concerns about wealth inequality, class hierarchy, and taxation, while also drawing on the history of the egalitarian, utilitarian, and liberal traditions in political philosophy. He presents an egalitarian case for restricting inherited wealth, arguing that unrestricted inheritance is unjust to the extent that it enables and enhances the intergenerational replication of inequality. Here, inequality is understood in a group-based sense: the unjust effects of inheritance are principally in its tendency to concentrate certain opportunities into certain groups. This results in what Halliday describes as 'economic segregation'. He defends a specific proposal about how to tax inherited wealth: roughly, inheritance should be taxed more heavily when it comes from old money. He rebuts some sceptical arguments against inheritance taxes, and makes suggestions about how tax schemes should be designed.


ISBN
9780198803355
Pagina's
248
Verschenen
Serie
New Topics in Applied Philosophy
NUR
730
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP Oxford

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