時 間：2009年11月13日 晚上六點～九點半
地 點：東吳大學外雙溪校區第二教研大樓十樓
傅正研討室（D1002教室）
報告人：黃嵩立老師（陽明大學公共衛生學科暨研究所教授）
內 容：Thomas W. Pogge, “World poverty and human rights: cosmopolitan responsibilities and reforms” 2008 導論、第一章 p.1~57
1. The common moral acceptance of existing global order is incompatible with the moral convictions about interpersonal morality and domestic justice.
(A) Approach 1: human rights and moral theorizing
(B) Approach 2: modest global institutional reforms
2. Although slavery and colonialism has been outlawed, great disparity exists, and many are living in poverty and difficulties. Premature death, exploitation, abuse.
3. 並不是做不到Shifting 1/70 of the rich country expenditure ($300 billion) will help the 2.5 billion escape severe poverty. 但差距持續增加
4. Questions:
(A) How can severe poverty persist despite the economic progress and moral norms and values of the west?
(B) Why do citizens of the affluent Western states not find it morally troubling? (that a world heavily dominated by us burdens so many people with such deficient starting positions) not enough to warrant serious moral reflection
(C) Answers
i. 唯物史觀: 並沒有真的進步, 只是生產方式改變了 (debt slavery)
ii. 我們很少聽到不同意見 (or 認識貧窮國度的人)
iii. The strong and rich (corporation, states) try to avoid complying with the moral norm. (morality avoidance)
