The moving global Everest: A new challenge to global ideal theory as a necessary compass
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Nili, Shmuel. (2018). The moving global Everest: A new challenge to global ideal theory as a necessary compass. European Journal of Political theory. 17(1), pp. 87 - 108. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474885116677480
Authors | Nili, Shmuel |
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Abstract | I present a new challenge to the Rawlsian insistence on ideal theory as a compass orienting concrete policy choices. My challenge, focusing on global politics, consists of three claims. First, I contend that our global ideal can become more ambitious over time. Second, I argue that Rawlsian ideal theory’s level of ambition might change because of concrete policy choices, responding to moral failures which can be identified and resolved without ideal theory. Third, I argue that we currently face such potentially transformative choices. I conclude that these choices are analytically prior to, rather than derivative from, global ideal theory. |
Keywords | method of political philosophy; non-ideal theory; global justice; natural resource trade; global reform |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | European Journal of Political theory |
Journal citation | 17 (1), pp. 87 - 108 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. |
ISSN | 1474-8851 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1474885116677480 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85039413241 |
Page range | 87 - 108 |
Research Group | Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89w5y/the-moving-global-everest-a-new-challenge-to-global-ideal-theory-as-a-necessary-compass
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