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The Routledge Handbook of Non-Ideal Theory (edited book)Routledge. 2024.Made popular by John Rawls, ideal theory in political philosophy is concerned with putting preferences and interests to one side to achieve an impartial consensus and to arrive at a just society for all. In recent years, ideal theory has drawn increasing criticism for its idealised picture of political philosophy and its inability to account for the challenges posed by inequalities of, for example, race, gender, and class and by structural injustices stemming from colonialism and imperialism. Th…Read more
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Non-Ideal Philosophy as MethodologyTheoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory 69 (172): 32-59. 2022.This article argues that non-ideal theory is distinctive in its use of a certain methodology which is prior to specific topics (such as injustice, oppression, etc.), grounded in the idea of socially situated knowledge, and able to address ideological situatedness. Drawing on standpoint epistemology, we show that one’s social position within given power structures has implications for knowledge acquisition and that being in a vulnerable or marginalised position can be advantageous to knowledge ac…Read more
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Hope in political philosophyPhilosophy Compass 15 (5). 2020.The language of hope is a ubiquitous part of political life, but its value is increasingly contested. While there is an emerging debate about hope in political philosophy, an assessment of the prevalent scepticism about its role in political practice is still outstanding. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of historical and recent treatments of hope in political philosophy and to indicate lines of further research. We argue that even though political philosophy can draw on recent …Read more
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Keep score and punish: Brandom’s concept of responsibilityPhilosophy and Social Criticism 46 (8): 922-941. 2020.Although seldom examined and not explained by Robert Brandom himself, the concept of responsibility is as important as the concept of inference for Brandom’s account of discursivity. Whereas ‘inference’ makes explicit the propositional content of concepts as the inferentially structured totality of their relations of material incompatibility, ‘responsibility’ makes explicit the normative force of these relations. ‘Responsibility’ thus becomes the paradigm of understanding normativity’s binding f…Read more
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If You’re a Critical Theorist, How Come You Work for a University?Critical Horizons 19 (3): 233-245. 2018.ABSTRACTHow can we deal with the apparent contradiction between the normative ideals of critical theory and the practice of the current university system? To answer this question, I consult three classical criticisms of the university system: At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the French educator Joseph Jacotot formulated a pedagogical critique of the disciplinary effects of the educational system; at the beginning of the twentieth century, German historian Franz Rosenzweig articulated …Read more
Frankfurt And Macquarie
Department Of Philosophy
Alumnus
Groningen, Netherlands
Areas of Specialization
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Social and Political Philosophy |
Critical Theory |
Social Ontology |
Karl Marx |
Oppression |
Privacy Rights |
Hope |