WEH/Ethox Seminar: A Social Connection Theory of Justice for Global Health Equity
How should one respond to gross injustice with no apparent cause? Abundant examples exist of injustice in the arena of global health as anyone can attest who has traveled or watched the news. Sometimes a clear culprit exists, but often we become lost in a maze of associations and cannot satisfactorily pinpoint liability—something is amiss and yet no one seems exceptionally blameworthy. Political theorist Iris Marion Young described a social connection theory of justice that holds to account all who dwell within unjust systems. We will contextualize her theory with examples of global health inequity from Africa and discuss the meaning of individual responsibility for injustice outside the traditional liability model in this setting.
Date: 11 December 2019, 11:00 (Wednesday, 9th week, Michaelmas 2019)
Venue: Big Data Institute (NDM), Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: L1 Ax Meeting Room
Speaker: Noah Rosenberg (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Ethox Centre
Organiser: Christa Henrichs (Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities)
Part of: Ethox Centre Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Hannah Freeman