Mason, Andrew (2016) Justice, feasibility, and ideal theory : a pluralist approach. Social Philosophy and Policy, 33 (1-2). pp. 32-54. ISSN 0265-0525.

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Abstract

A qualified pluralism is defended that recognizes value in a variety of forms of political theory and resists arguments that purport to show that one particular approach should occupy a privileged position. Against realists, it is argued that abstract analyses of political values that bracket a wide range of facts about people and their circumstances can be both coherent and important, whereas against those who think “ideal theory” or the identification of ultimate principles should come first, it is argued that the case for always giving it priority is weak.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Social Philosophy and Policy
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0265-0525
Official Date:	October 2016
Dates:	Date Event October 2016 Published 7 December 2016 Available 12 May 2016 Accepted
Volume:	33
Number:	1-2
Page Range:	pp. 32-54
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	29 September 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	19 December 2016

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