Sustainability is a work of justice: virtue not distribution
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2014
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Harris, H.
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Sukhbir, S.
McKenzie, S.
Harris, H.
McKenzie, S.
Harris, H.
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Source details - Title: Linking local and global sustainability, 2014 / Sukhbir, S., McKenzie, S., Harris, H. (ed./s), vol.4, Ch.4, pp.43-54
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The argument most frequently used to justify the call for sustainability in business and life or society more generally is based on notions of distributive justice. This chapter sees a strong link between sustainability and justice, but in a different way, concerned more with the development and exercise of the virtue of justice by individuals. Sustainability is thus more personal, and is something involving personal effort. It is a work of justice.
Difficulties with the utilitarian and rights approaches to sustainability as just allocation are discussed. Sustainability is seen as a debate about purpose, about what is to be valued, and movement toward sustainability is to be achieved by a work of justice-engaging in that debate both in the local community and between communities, and developing the virtues, including justice, which will facilitate that debate.
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Copyright 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht