v9n6: Kates on Regulating Sweatshops

michael_katesSweatshop Regulations and Ex Ante Contractualism, by Michael Kates

Abstract:

Kuyumcuoglu argues that defenders of sweatshop regulations should reject consequentialism and accept an ex ante interpretation of contractualism instead. In this Commentary I show that Kuyumcuoglu’s argument doesn’t succeed. Defenders of sweatshops shouldn’t become ex ante contractualists because its advantages on this issue are more apparent than real.

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Michael Kates is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Saint Joseph’s University.



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