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The concept of feasibility : a multivocal account

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Guillery, Daniel (2021) The concept of feasibility : a multivocal account. Res Publica, 27 . pp. 491-507. doi:10.1007/s11158-020-09497-7

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Abstract

A common objection to a proposal or theory in political philosophy is that it is not feasible to realise what it calls for. This is commonly taken to be sufficient to reject a proposal or theory: feasibility, on this common view, operates as a straightforward constraint on moral and political theory, whatever is not feasible is simply ruled out. This paper seeks to understand what we mean when we say that some proposal or outcome is or is not feasible. It will argue that no single binary definition can be given. Rather, there is a whole range of possible specifications of the term ‘feasible’, each of which selects a range of facts of the world to hold fixed. No single one of these possible specifications, though, is obviously privileged as giving the appropriate understanding of ‘feasibility’ tout court. The upshot of my account of feasibility, then, will be that the common view of feasibility as a straightforward constraint cannot be maintained: in order to reject a moral theory, it will not be sufficient simply to say that it is not feasible.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Political science -- Philosophy , Feasibility studies, Idealism , Political realism
Journal or Publication Title: Res Publica
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
ISSN: 1356-4765
Official Date: August 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
August 2021Published
19 January 2021Available
31 December 2021Accepted
Volume: 27
Page Range: pp. 491-507
DOI: 10.1007/s11158-020-09497-7
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIED[AHRC] Arts and Humanities Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000267
UNSPECIFIEDLLondon Arts & Humanities Partnershiphttps://lccn.loc.gov/nb2015023594

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