Justice Between the Young and the Old (Oxford Ethics Series)
"McKerlie...has devoted a great deal of his career to thinking and writing about rationality and justice, and his efforts culminate in this latest volume in the 'Oxford Ethics Series.' McKerlie analyzes the main ethical views on the issue and offers a positive conception of justice, where the value of priority for the badly off (egalitarianism) is applied to people at particular times in their lives, and not just to their whole lives (although this may be relevant too, depending on the case under consideration). He also devotes a chapter to the moral claims of people with Alzheimers' disease and of those who are cognitively and emotionally disabled. The book is relevant in the fields of public policy and bioethicsELRecommended." M.M. Gillis,CHOICE"At a time when demographic changes resulting from the remarkable increase in longevity in developed countries in recent years has focussed attention on the burden of ensuring that old people are able to enjoy a dignified poverty-free existence McKerlie's book is extremely timely and important."--Wilfred Beckerman,Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews