Theory, ideal theory and the theory of ideals

Alan Hamlin; Zofia Stemplowska

doi:10.1111/j.1478-9302.2011.00244.x

Theory, ideal theory and the theory of ideals

Alan Hamlin, Zofia Stemplowska

Politics

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The recent prominence of the ideal/non-ideal debate is largely due to the fact that it offers a vocabulary in which to diagnose what many see as a key problem of political theory: its relative unwillingness to provide solutions to urgent problems facing people here and now; or for people as they are rather than as they should be. The primary aim of this article is to offer an improved understanding of the territory that the ideal/non-ideal debate relates to. © 2012 The Authors. Political Studies Review © 2012 Political Studies Association.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-62
Number of pages	14
Journal	Political Studies Review
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9302.2011.00244.x
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

Keywords

Feasibility
Ideal theory
Institutional design
Non-ideal theory

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