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political philosophy. I outline a version of consequentialism, Practice Consequentialism, that provides a plausible blueprint for integrating social practices in normative theorising. Second, I argue that ... in political philosophy must contend with the methodological challenges coming out of this debate. In this article, I argue that consequentialism has a plausible account of how social practices should
relatively sparse within just war thinking and political philosophy (Thomason in Ethical Theory Moral Pract, 19:115–127, 2016a; Thomason in Seeing child soldiers as morally compromised warriors [Online]. The ... relatively little literature solely on the moral responsibility of child soldiers within the just war tradition and political philosophy more generally (Thomason (2016a, 2016b) is a notable exception). Instead
Should facts about motivation play a role in the justification of political ideals? Many theorists argue that political ideals should be tailored to the limitations of human nature—‘taking people as ... the question of multiple agents and the interaction between them. Moreover, I agree with Enoch that this formulation of the question is more useful to political philosophy. As he writes: ‘In political
Although philosophy cites less than most other academic subjects, many scholars still take a lack of reference to and engagement with the relevant literature as a reason to reject a paper in
explores the legitimacy of independent central banks from the perspective of these two concerns, by presenting two distinct models of central banking and their different claims to political legitimacy and ... literature on the political philosophy of finance is that monetary policy implies decisions made by independent unelected officials that have enormous distributional consequences. For instance, QE programs
This paper examines how science advice can provide policy recommendations in a trustworthy manner. Despite their major political importance, expert recommendations are understudied in the philosophy ... assessments . Environmental Science & Policy 51 : 56 - 64 . Enoch , D. 2014 . A defense of moral deference . The Journal of Philosophy 111 ( 5 ): 229 - 258 . Eriksen , A. 2020 . The political literacy of
This article aims to contribute to the existing literature on the virtues and challenges of political liberalism. It argues that the principle of reciprocity can only sustain political agreement ... welfare state . Nordic Journal of Political Economy 26 : 33 - 53 . Buchanan , Allen. 1990 . Justice and reciprocity versus subect-centered justice . Philosophy & Public Affairs: 227 - 252 . Godbout
such protests do not meet the ‘non-legal alternatives’ requirement. This does not mean, however, that protesters should be punished as common offenders. Their acceptance of responsibility and political ... disobedience: An anti-legal turn? The Journal of Political Philosophy 23 ( 4 ): 427 - 449 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jopp.12055. Scheuerman , William E. 2022 . Political disobedience and the climate emergency
minorities, Cambridge University Press, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511490224.002 ; Kukathus in Political Theory 20: 105–139, 1992. ; Shahvisi in International Journal of Impotence Research, 2021 ... , Clare. 2004 . Are breast implants better than female genital mutilation? Autonomy, gender equality and Nussbaum's political liberalism . Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 7
How should political power and influence be allocated in democratic systems? That is, roughly, the core of the boundary problem in democratic theory. As of late, some authors have begun paying ... which intuitions in political philosophy might be especially vulnerable: (1) parochialism (when our intuitions track normatively irrelevant, but pervasive, facts about our own political units), (2
Proponents of the duty to vote (DTV) argue that in normal circumstances, citizens have the moral duty to vote in political elections. Discussions about DTV analyze what the duty is, who has this duty ... -informed vote. Next, you must evaluate whether the proposed policies are any good. Proper evaluation requires a basic grasp of economics, foreign relations, philosophy, sociology, political science, and
fulfilled will affect political trust and support for democracy. The rise of populism and trends towards technocratic government have rightly been interpreted as arising from a gap between normative ... Steiner . 2010 . Disentangling diversity in deliberative democracy . Journal of Political Philosophy . https://doi.org/10. 1111/j.1467- 9760 . 2009 . 00342 .x. Barber , Benjamin. 1984 . Strong democracy
their political environments. Fourth, anticipation of voting may induce authenticity by revealing preferences, as what one says will count. Fifth, voting preserves expressions of dissent, helping to push ... International Social and Political Philosophy 20 ( 5 ): 556 - 579 . Michelman , Frank I. 1989 . Conceptions of democracy in American constitutional argument: Voting rights . Florida Law Review 41 ( 3 ): 443 - 490
emphasized that our analysis belongs to the field of normative political philosophy. We compare an idealized electoral system with an idealized lottocratic system by looking at their normatively salient ... Journal of Political Philosophy 11 ( 3 ): 338 - 367 . Gastil , John, and Erik Olin Wright. 2018 . Legislature by lot: Envisioning sortition within a bicameral system . Politics & Society 46 ( 3 ): 303 - 330
, moral and political philosophers have come to play an increasing role as experts in contemporary policymaking. The paper discusses different epistemic and democratic worries raised by the presence of ... of philosophy being on the rise as a policy science in academia. There is a growing interest in providing political theory and philosophy that is more ‘applied’ or ‘engaged’ (Wolff 2018) , and recent
Introduction The contrast between republican and liberal freedom is a familiar issue in political philosophy. The point of contention is exemplified by the benevolent master case. Suppose there is a benevolent ... Philosophy 17 ( 4 ): 418 - 439 . Carter , Ian. 1999 . A measure of freedom . OUP. Carter , Ian. 2008 . How are power and unfreedom related . In Republicanism and political theory, ed. Cecile Laborde and John W
approach to political philosophy with a non-utopian methodology, which opens a negative perspective on what is to be avoided in the political sphere, and how to detect and deal with injustice. Due to this ... currently criticise Rawlsian mainstream liberalism for its inability to address injustice and political conflict, as a result of the subordination of political philosophy to moral theory (Bernard Williams
Does political realism have anything to contribute to the debates about migration in normative political theory? Anything well-established ‘moralist’ theories do not already acknowledge, that is ... rightly problematises contemporary philosophy of migration for its moral normativism. A radical realist approach to issues of migration, which unmasks the unjustified 'microphysics' political power hiding
relevant constraints of feasibility. However, political philosophers seem to have what might be called ‘approximatophobia'. Many philosophers, including idealists such as David Estlund, warn against ... any) of political philosophy . Philosophy and Public Affairs 39 ( 3 ): 207 - 237 . Estlund , David. 2020 . Utopophobia: On the limits (if any) of political philosophy . Princeton, NJ: Princeton
political Epigenetics; Biological citizenship; Genetic citizenship; Epigenetic citizenship; Health disparities; Bioethics; Racism - claims-making, the message is one of empowerment: know your epigenetics ... research with greater enthusiasm. Scholars across fields of biomedicine, philosophy, sociology, and anthropology have acclaimed the potential for epigenetics to characterize the biological impact of social