Blake and Sangiovanni would both agree with the cosmopolitan premises that “human beings are ultimate units of moral concern” and all human beings should be treated equally by anyone else (Andrea Sangiovanni, 3). My question is, what are these (is the) moral concern(s)? For Blake, the most basic moral concern is infringement on autonomy. For Sangiovanni, the basic moral concerns are potential …show more content…
Coercion based internationalism, under the revision of Sangiovanni, offers the worse off a solid justification of difference principle. Being born in any given country is not a voluntary choice. The non-voluntary nature limits the possibilities and resources one have to pursue a plan of life. Therefore, his or her autotomy level is lower. It is admitted that infringement of autonomy is not good. So, the government owes the citizen a special justification. The justification only covers the entire state if the worst citizen cannot reasonably reject the set of principles. This presupposes that the better off a given citizen is, the more difficult it is for him to reject the set of principles. But this is hardly the case. It is reasonable, if not easier, to ask the rich people to accept the set of principles with the notion of reciprocity. Indeed, your autonomy level could be higher if we do not give part of your earnings to someone else, but your autonomy level will be much lower if it is not for someone