Practice-Dependence, Trade, &amp;amp; Equality: A Review of Aaron James's Fairness in Practice: A Social Contract for a Global Economy (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012)

Christensen, James B.

doi:10.3917/rai.051.0155

Raisons Politiques

2013

DOI: 10.3917/rai.051.0155

|View full text |Cite

Practice-Dependence, Trade, & Equality: A Review of Aaron James's Fairness in Practice: A Social Contract for a Global Economy (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012)

James B. Christensen¹

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2015

2017

Publication Types

Select...

Article2

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent2

Authors

Journals

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Practices and Principles: On the Methodological Turn in Political Theory

Erman

Möller

2015

Philosophy Compass

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The question of what role social and political practices should play in the justification of normative principles has received renewed attention in post‐millennium political philosophy. Several current debates express dissatisfaction with the methodology adopted in mainstream political theory, taking the form of a criticism of so‐called ‘ideal theory’ from ‘non‐ideal’ theory, of ‘practice‐independent’ theory from ‘practice‐dependent’ theory, and of ‘political moralism’ from ‘political realism’. While the problem of action‐guidance lies at the heart of these concerns, the critics also share a number of methodological assumptions. Above all, their methodology is practice‐dependent in the sense that an existing (social, political, or institutional) practice is assumed to put substantial limitations on the appropriate normative principles for regulating it. In other words, we cannot formulate and justify an appropriate principle without first understanding the practice (or its point and purpose) this principle is supposed to govern. The aim of this paper is to map out and analyze the common denominators of these debates with regard to methodological commitments. We will investigate how this practice‐dependent method may be understood and motivated. In particular, we point to challenges that must be met in order for the position to remain both distinct and attractive.

show abstract

Practices and Principles: On the Methodological Turn in Political Theory

Erman

Möller

2015

Philosophy Compass

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Fairness in International Trade Policy: Equality and Differential Treatment in Theory and Practice

Häußermann

2017

SSRN Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

hi@scite.ai

334 Leonard St

Brooklyn, NY 11211

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Practice-Dependence, Trade, & Equality: A Review of Aaron James's Fairness in Practice: A Social Contract for a Global Economy (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012)

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Practices and Principles: On the Methodological Turn in Political Theory

Practices and Principles: On the Methodological Turn in Political Theory

Fairness in International Trade Policy: Equality and Differential Treatment in Theory and Practice

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About