About

Supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Speaker    Professor JonathanWolff

Whatduties dowehavetofuture generations?It is often assumed that some form of"saving"is morally required. However, this question is an instance ofamore general question-what does any generation owe tofuture generations>I want to raise the question of what past generations may have owed to those living now and whether they met their obligations. This then may provide insightabouthow we today should think about our obligations to the future.

Jonathan Wolff (FBA) isa political philosopher who works on questions of inequality,disadvantageand social justice. He has published a book City of Equals (OUP 2024) co-authored with Avner de-Shalit.Emeritus Professor in Philosophy and Public Policy at theBlavatnikSchoolofGovernment,andwasformerlySenior Research Fellow in Philosophy and Public Policy at the School and a Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College. Hewasthe inaugural Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy having been appointed Blavatnik Chair in Public Policy at the School in 2016. Prior to joining Oxford, Jo was Professor of Philosophy and Dean of Arts and Humanities at UCL.