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13Rawls on Ideal and Nonideal TheoryIn Jon Mandle & David A. Reidy (eds.), A Companion to Rawls, Wiley-blackwell. 2013.John Rawls tells at the start of A Theory of Justice that his theory is intentionally constrained in two ways: it is ideal and focuses on the justice of the basic structure of society. This chapter begins by evaluating Rawls's claim that ideal theory sets the target of reform for nonideal theory, whose task it is to work out what to do “under less happy conditions.” It states that it is unclear just when ideal theory can inform the priorities of nonideal theory. The chapter also presents discuss…Read more
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Values and evidence in educational decision-makingIn Randall R. Curren (ed.), Handbook of philosophy of education, Routledge. 2023.
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1Who should make decisions about children's education?In Randall R. Curren (ed.), Handbook of philosophy of education, Routledge. 2023.
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Who should make decisions about children's education?In Randall R. Curren (ed.), Handbook of philosophy of education, Routledge. 2023.
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Values and evidence in educational decision-makingIn Randall R. Curren (ed.), Handbook of philosophy of education, Routledge. 2023.
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202Parents’ Rights, Children’s Religion: A Familial Relationship Goods ApproachJournal of Practical Ethics 8 (2): 30-65. 2020.The article presents a theory of the basis and nature of parents’ rights that appeals to the goods distinctively produced by intimate-but-authoritative relationships between adults and the children they parent. It explores the implications of that theory for questions about parents’ rights to raise their children as members of a religion, with particular attention to the issue of religious schooling. Even if not obstructing the development of their children’s capacity for autonomy, parents excee…Read more
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23Educational Goods Reconsidered: A ResponseJournal of Philosophy of Education 54 (5): 1382-1394. 2020.We gratefully reply to our five commentators, responding to their criticisms and comments under the following headings: parochialism and curriculum; rationality and truth; production and distribution; perfectionism, decision-making and disagreement; adultism and parents' interests; non-consequential educational goods; and self-education.
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23Educational Goods: Values, Evidence, and Decision‐Making—A SummaryJournal of Philosophy of Education 54 (5): 1346-1348. 2020.Journal of Philosophy of Education, EarlyView.
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269The Value of Philosophy in Nonideal CircumstancesSocial Theory and Practice 34 (3): 363-387. 2008.
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13The Politics of Change. Globalization, Ideology and CritiqueContemporary Political Theory 2 (2): 233-235. 2003.
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10Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, liberty, equality,community. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values? This revised and expanded edition of Political Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide for Students and Politicians, answers these important questions. Accessible and lively, the book is an ideal student text, but it also brings the insights of the world's leading political philosophers to a wide general a…Read more
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29Political theory, social science, and real politicsIn David Leopold & Marc Stears (eds.), Political Theory: Methods and Approaches, Oxford University Press. 2008.
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24Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, liberty, equality,community. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values? _Political Philosophy: A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians _answers these important questions. Accessible and lively, the book is an ideal student text, but it also brings the insights of the world's leading political philosophers to a wide general audience. Using plenty of examples, it equips re…Read more
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34_How not to be a hypocrite: _the indispensable guide to school choice that morally perplexed parents have been waiting for. Many of us believe in social justice and equality of opportunity - but we also want the best for our kids. How can we square our political principles with our special concern for our own children? This marvellous book takes us through the moral minefield that is school choice today. Does a commitment to social justice mean you have to send your children to the local compreh…Read more
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408Bringing political philosophy out of the ivory tower and within the reach of all, this book provides us with tools to cut through the complexities of modern ...
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119Public opinion and political philosophy: The relation between social-scientific and philosophical analyses of distributive justice (review)Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 2 (4): 337-363. 1999.This paper considers the relation between philosophical discussions of, and social-scientific research into popular beliefs about, distributive justice. The first part sets out the differences and tensions between the two perspectives, identifying considerations which tend to lead adherents of each discipline to regard the other as irrelevant to its concerns. The second discusses four reasons why social scientists might benefit from philosophy: problems in identifying inconsistency, the fact tha…Read more
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49Political PhilosophyPolity. 2013.Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, liberty, equality, community. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values? This new edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy answers these important questions, and includes new material on global justice, feminism, and method in political theory, as well as updated guides to further reading. This lively and accessible book is ideal fo…Read more
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84How not to defend private schoolsThink 2 (6): 7-12. 2004.Private education, and whether or not it is morally defensible, is currently a focus of public debate. Here, Adam Swift explains why he believes some of the popular justifications for private schooling just won't do
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4913 Rawls and CommunitarianismIn Samuel Richard Freeman (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Rawls, Cambridge University Press. pp. 460. 2003.
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17How Not to Be a Hypocrite: School Choice for the Morally Perplexed ParentBritish Journal of Educational Studies 53 (2): 213-215. 2005._How not to be a hypocrite: _the indispensable guide to school choice that morally perplexed parents have been waiting for. Many of us believe in social justice and equality of opportunity - but we also want the best for our kids. How can we square our political principles with our special concern for our own children? This marvellous book takes us through the moral minefield that is school choice today. Does a commitment to social justice mean you have to send your children to the local compreh…Read more
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13Inconsistency in Beliefs about Distributive Justice: A Cautionary NoteJournal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 23 (4): 327-342. 1993.
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52Family values reconsidered: a responseCritical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 21 (3): 385-405. 2018.
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101Family Values: The Ethics of Parent-Child RelationshipsPrinceton University Press. 2014.The family is hotly contested ideological terrain. Some defend the traditional two-parent heterosexual family while others welcome its demise. Opinions vary about how much control parents should have over their children's upbringing. Family Values provides a major new theoretical account of the morality and politics of the family, telling us why the family is valuable, who has the right to parent, and what rights parents should—and should not—have over their children. Harry Brighouse and Adam Sw…Read more