Amartya Sen’s nonideal theory

Amartya Sen argues that Rawls’s theory is not only unnecessary in the pursuit of justice, but it may even be an impediment to justice in so far as it has discouraged more useful work. Against what he considers the dominance of transcendental theory, Sen calls for a more realistic and practical ‘comp...

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Main Author: Kristina Meshelski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-12-01
Series:Ethics & Global Politics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16544951.2019.1622398