Rationality,culture and welfare entitlements: A note on change and adaptation |
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| Institution: | 1. Grupo de Termotecnia, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Universidad de Sevilla, Camino de los Descubrimientos S/N, 41092 Sevilla, Spain;2. Research Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Schellingstr. 24, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany;1. Building, Architecture & Town Planning (BATir) Department, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Cartography & GIS Research Group, Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium;2. Building, Architecture & Town Planning (BATir) Department, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium;3. Department of Hydrology & Hydraulic Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium;4. Cartography & GIS Research Group, Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium |
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| Abstract: | The interplay of rationality and culture in shaping patterns of moral responsibility is considered here in the context of economic entitlements which persons can claim on the basis of others' obligations to be responsive to their needs. Even when the moral obligations underlying such entitlements have the status of “sanctified” (Rappaport, 1971) cultural understandings, they may nonetheless be subject to change in ways which are consistent with materially rational, self-interested economic calculation. The role of two common forms of intra-societal cultural diversity in bringing this about is considered. |
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