Graduation Year
2019
Date of Submission
12-2018
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy and Public Affairs
Reader 1
Andrew Schroeder
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Rights Information
© 2018 Anugraha Anand
OCLC Record Number
1088420209
Abstract
John Rawls developed principles of justice to guide the fair allocation of resources in a society. However, his principles did not take into consideration a society’s differing health needs. Norman Daniels attempted to extend Rawlsian principles of justice to apply to the allocation of health resources. In Just Health, Daniels argued that, under certain circumstances, an age-based allocation of health resources can be prudent. He proposed the Prudential Lifespan Account (PLA) to defend age-rationing against claims that it would lead to favoring one age-group over another. In this paper, I analyze Daniels’s PLA and argue that societal aging poses a significant threat to its effectiveness. I then examine and critique alternate theories to extend Rawlsian principles of justice to account for health, specifically those proposed by Dennis McKerlie and Hugh Lazenby.
Recommended Citation
Anand, Anugraha, "Wealth for Health: Applying Rawlsian Principles to Healthcare" (2019). CMC Senior Theses. 2016.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2016
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
