Against Ideal Guidance
Journal of Politics 77 (2):433-446 (2015)
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Political philosophers frequently claim that political ideal can provide normative guidance for unjust and otherwise nonideal circumstances. This is mistaken. This paper demonstrates that political ideals contribute nothing to our understanding of the normative principles we should satisfy amidst unjust or otherwise nonideal circumstances.
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| Keywords | political ideals ideal and nonideal theory political feasibility |
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