PHIL3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Egalitarianism, Cosmopolitanism, Non-Interventionism
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Duties are owed to all people no matter where they live. Strong cosmopolitanism all moral obligations go beyond borders and apply to all persons. Weak cosmopolitanism some moral obligations go beyond and apply to all persons. Negative duty not to harm and not to support institutions that harm. Must provide a minimum standard of life. Basic needs food, water, shelter, clothing, electricity, sanitation, basic freedoms, freedom from violence, freedom from economic slavery. Duties are owed only to people in your nation. All humans have rights to life, liberty, and property. Human rights that are both positive and negative.
