Political utopias : contemporary debates / edited by Kevin Vallier and Michael Weber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vallier, Kevin, editor.

Weber, Michael (Michael E.), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice (Philosophy).

Utopias--Political aspects.

Utopias.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 260 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Contemporary political philosophers disagree about whether theories of justice should be utopian or realistic. Contributors to this volume largely deny that the choice between realism and idealism is binary. Their contributions represent a continuum between realism and idealism that best represents the contemporary state of the debate.

Contents:

Introduction / Kevin Vallier and Michael Weber

On the messy "utopophobia vs factophobia" controversy : a systematization and assessment / Laura Valentini

Prime justice / David Estlund

Can non-ideal theories of justice guide action? / Robert Talisse

Why public reasoning involves ideal theorizing / Blain Neufeld

Justice and feasibility : a dynamic approach / Pablo Gilabert

Political functionalism and the importance of social facts / Alex Guerrero

Will the real principles of justice please stand up? / David Wiens

Searching for the ideal : the fundamental diversity dilemma / Gerald Gaus and Keith Hankins

The need for non-ideal theory : a case study in deliberative democracy / Danielle Wenner

When is non-ideal theory too ideal? : adaptive preferences, children, and ideal theory / Rosa Terlazzo.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-066895-4

0-19-028062-X

0-19-028061-1