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This paper introduces the well known address of 1973 by the moral philosopher, Annette Beier, framing the need to preserve the environment in terms of the rights of future generations. The paper indicates a highly American understanding of what rights are and their signficance in moral terms, and compares this with Canadian conservatism's greater focus on the obligations of the citizen. The paper makes a mention of W. Christian's work on George Grant, with an explanation of how ideas of rights differ.

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"This paper refer to the moral philosopher and Hume expert, Annette Baier (1929 - ) and a paper that she first delivered at the 1973 meeting of the American Philosophical Association that was reproduced in E. Partridge's volume, Responsibilities to Future Generations. (1980:171-183) The paper is written very clearly and offers a quite compelling argument in the possibility and later, the need to ensure that some rights are provided for future generations because this can be done, and should be done. Baier begins by expressing her concept of basic rights as in a fundamental right to non-interference and a right to recourse should the person's..."

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