Międzypokoleniowe więzi w argumencie suwakowym
Intergenerational Bonds in the Zipper Argument

Summary/Abstract: The zipper argument derives long-term intergenerational obligations from duties between adjacent generations. It is criticized for its limitations due to its reliance on assumptions from justice theory and its focus on agent-neutral obligations towards the immediately following generation. Modifications of this argument based on generational agent-relative parental reasons face another group of challenges. This paper aims to address these limitations by modifying the zipper argument to emphasize the agent-relative non-parental aspects of intergenerational relationships. It proposes a modification based on the moral reasons not to put our successors in a position of moral conflict. The paper argues that this modification, while not providing a complete answer to all intergenerational ethical problems, can supplement more prevalent justifications for intergenerational obligations.

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