The radical realist critique of Rawls: a reconstruction and response

Raekstad, Paul

doi:10.1080/13698230.2021.1891377

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“…The "false consciousness" of workers supporting capitalism as well as the (often unconsciously) self-affirming intuitions of the capitalists themselves are paradigmatic examples from the Marx-inspired camp of radical realists (Raekstad, 2021;Rossi, 2019).…”

Section: The Epistemic Approachmentioning

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“…Proponents of the epistemic approach suggest that these knowledge deficiencies should be remedied by empirically‐informed genealogical analyses, historical reconstructions of the origin and development of salient political concepts through which some of our intuitions are revealed as mistaken or illusionary (Rossi & Argenton, 2021). The “false consciousness” of workers supporting capitalism as well as the (often unconsciously) self‐affirming intuitions of the capitalists themselves are paradigmatic examples from the Marx‐inspired camp of radical realists (Raekstad, 2021; Rossi, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This approach is inspired by both Williams' and Geuss' emphasis on the importance of “accuracy” in the political domain, that is, of basing our political evaluations on accurate factual information about “how things really stand” (Geuss, 2008, p. x) 8 . This focus is especially present among so‐called “radical realists,” who take ideology critique to be a central task in political theory (Cross, 2021; Duff, 2017; Finlayson, 2017; Raekstad, 2021; Rossi, 2019). Radical realists believe that many of our normative ideas in the political sphere are inaccurate, distorted by illusions.…”

Section: The Non‐moral Viewmentioning

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Distinctively political normativity in political theory

Erman

Möller

2022

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Recent years' literature on distinctively political normativity raises methodological and meta‐theoretical concerns of importance for political theory. The aim of this article is to identify and critically examine the main positions in this debate as well as to analyze problems and promising ways forward. In brief, we argue that the predominant “non‐moral view” of distinctively political normativity (i.e., the view that political normativity is independent of moral normativity), is problematic in all its three versions. Further, we suggest that a reasonable approach to political normativity should adopt a “moral view” (i.e., the view that political normativity is not independent of moral normativity) and investigate two such approaches: the so‐called “filter approach” and the “role approach.” Although still much in need of further development in political theory, both of them bear promise as accounts which preserve the distinctness of the political domain while acknowledging its status as a moral kind.

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Distinctively political normativity in political theory

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Möller

2022

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“…One answer might be that our normative ideas are excessive when they conflict with each other and we need a way of harmonising them, perhaps along the lines of John Rawls's idea of reflective equilibrium (Rawls, 1971). For radical realists, there is a deeper worry that cannot be fully addressed by bringing our normative ideas into harmony with each other (Raekstad, 2021, p. 13). Radical realist suspect that many of our ideas—especially normative ones—are distorted by some kind of illusion.…”

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“…However, this concern does not necessarily require a general scepticism of all appeals to intuition. As Raekstad (2021, pp. 4–5) explains, the idea here is not that power is an invariably distorting influence, or that all our intuitions have been distorted by some form of power.…”

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How radical is radical realism?

Cross

2021

European J of Philosophy

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Radical realism is distinguished in part from other forms of political realism by its more explicit anti-status quo objectives. In particular, radical realists generally reject the legitimacy of liberal political institutions, and often defend some version of Marxism or anarchism. However, critics of radical realism sometimes argue that radical realist's aversion to certain kinds of normative theorising hinders their capacity to criticize the status quo. This objection may therefore be best understood as one of "self-frustration," rather than "status quo bias." According to the objection, radical realists want to criticise the status quo, but their own methodological positions prevent them from doing so effectively. I have three aims in this article. First, I will clarify the kinds of normativity which radical realists do (and do not) object. Second, I will then show how this enables us to see that the self-frustration objection fails. Third, I will suggest that it is not radical realism but its critics who may have a problematic relationship with the status quo.

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Ideology Critique without Morality: A Radical Realist Approach

Aytaç

Rossi

2022

Am Polit Sci Rev

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What is the point of ideology critique? Prominent Anglo-American philosophers recently proposed novel arguments for the view that ideology critique is moral critique, and ideologies are flawed insofar as they contribute to injustice or oppression. We criticize that view and make the case for an alternative and more empirically oriented approach, grounded in epistemic rather than moral commitments. We make two related claims: (a) ideology critique can debunk beliefs and practices by uncovering how, empirically, they are produced by self-justifying power and (b) the self-justification of power should be understood as an epistemic rather than moral flaw. Drawing on the recent realist revival in political theory, we argue that this genealogical approach has more radical potential, despite being more parsimonious than morality-based approaches. We demonstrate the relative advantages of our view by discussing the results of empirical studies on the contemporary phenomenon of neopatriarchy in the Middle East and North Africa.

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The radical realist critique of Rawls: a reconstruction and response

Cited by 12 publications

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Distinctively political normativity in political theory

Distinctively political normativity in political theory

How radical is radical realism?

Ideology Critique without Morality: A Radical Realist Approach

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