Kearns, Gerard (2009) Vital Geographies: Life, Luck, and the Human Condition. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 99. pp. 554-574. ISSN 0004-5608
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Abstract
Life has been problematized anew by recent social change and scientific innovation. There are important and
little studied geographical dimensions to any such understanding of “the politics of life itself,” however. A
geographical perspective involves, first, highlighting the spatial aspects of both states and capital, two rather
neglected dimensions of vital politics. Elaborating the geographical constitution of vital politics entails further
describing the related powers of knowledges and practices. Reflecting on the geographical dimensions of longevity
and health leads directly to a recognition of the ethical implications of the geographical luck of birth and residence.
Taking up this ethical challenge requires specifying at least six components of geographical justice: culpability,
fairness, care, state failure, human rights, and solidarity with environmental and social justice.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | biomedicine; care; health; inequality; justice; longevity; medical ethics; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography |
Item ID: | 8647 |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00045600902967177 |
Depositing User: | Gerry Kearns |
Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2017 15:42 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Annals of the Association of American Geographers |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/8647 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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