Papers by Hamlet Simonyan
Banber Erevani hamalsarani. P'ilisop'ayut'yun, hogebanut'yun, Apr 5, 2023
Bulletin of Yerevan University E: Philosophy, Psychology
Philosophical ideas aimed at establishing and fostering equitable and constructive relationships ... more Philosophical ideas aimed at establishing and fostering equitable and constructive relationships between generations are gradually gaining more attention. From a philosophical perspective, the study of ethical problems related to intergenerational relations presents an opportunity to raise a number of pivotal questions and their potential solutions, questions that encompass issues such as identity of generations, transmission of socio-cultural heritage from generation to generation, intergenerational justice, responsibility between generations, etc. In this context, it is important to keep in mind that topics concerning different generations and generally having an intergenerational component imply diversity in some sense since we are dealing with the axiological and worldview features of different generations. Considering the above, the article discusses the process of constructing the identity of generations, explicitly addressing the gaps and contradictions between vertical (temp...
Միջսերնդային Արդարության Հղացքի Սահմանափակումները/The Limitations of the Concept of Intergenerational Justice/Ограничение Концептов Межпоколенческой Справедливости
Bulletin of Eurasia International University, 2021
The article presents philosophical thoughts which somehow limit the concept of intergenerational ... more The article presents philosophical thoughts which somehow limit the concept of intergenerational justice. Since the mentioned limitations do not apply incoherently, first of all, an attempt has been made to introduce the connection between the terms "intergenerational justice" and "responsibility". Reference is made to the issue of taking responsibility for future generations, as well as to the issue of future generations having rights, in particular to the moral doctrines that exclude the need for the latters. The article addresses Parfitt’s non-identity problem as one of the limitations of the concept of intergenerational justice. The work aims at identifying the disadvantages of moral doctrines built around the concept of intergenerational justice, pointing out the theoretical limitations, which in turn affect the practical field of the problem. One of the goals of the work is to raise the level of awareness on the topic among the public. The article reflects ...
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Papers by Hamlet Simonyan