Edmund Handby
Biographic Data
| ID | 1693382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edmund Handby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edmund |
| FAMILY NAME | Handby |
| SIGNATURE | HANDBY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4446-2664 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The metaethical commitments of intuition use in analytic political theory
Analytic political theory often relies on intuitions. However, studies that use and critique intuitions are often silent on the underlying metaethical assumptions about intuitions. Metaethical theories from various strands of philosophy offer some insight into the assumptions that characterise our beliefs and intuitions. Some of the most prominent of these theories include moral realism, anti-realism, cultural relativism, and subjectivism. In thi…
Defending Methodological Anarchism in Empirically Informed Political Theory
Political representation, the environment, and Edmund Burke
A major puzzle in contemporary political theory is how to extend notions of justice to the environment. With environmental entities unable to communicate in ways that are traditionally recognised within the political sphere, their interests have largely been recognised instrumentally: only important as they contribute to human interests. In response to the multispecies justice project's call to reimagine our concepts of justice to include other-t…
Semantic Externalism and the History of Ideas
A recent innovation in the study of methods in the history of ideas is the introduction of elements of semantic externalism from the philosophy of language. Studies that rely on semantic externalism have done so to address particular questions of method in political theorising, including the interpretation of ‘essentially contested concepts’, and the issue of relativism in historical contextualism. In this paper, I critically review the use of se…
Assessing the Use of Intuitions in Contemporary Political Theory
This article extends recent scholarship on the use of intuitions in contemporary political theory, specifically, the lack of detail on how our intuitions are affected by context. I demonstrate that intuitions are shaped by various features of the world, including political institutions, political actors, and the contingent life history of individuals. As intuitions are shaped by these features of the world, via cognitive shortcuts and heuristics,…
The survival and tenure of Australian Attorneys-General
Policy outcomes in parliamentary systems can be affected by the characteristics of those appointed to executive positions. Research into the survival of ministerial appointments emphasise institutional factors, personal, and professional characteristics. There is, however, less attention paid to how the specific features of a portfolio affect ministerial survival. I address this gap by examining Australian Attorneys-General, to highlight how the …
Assessing the Use of Intuitions in Contemporary Political Theory
This article extends recent scholarship on the use of intuitions in contemporary political theory, specifically, the lack of detail on how our intuitions are affected by context. I demonstrate that intuitions are shaped by various features of the world, including political institutions, political actors, and the contingent life history of individuals. As intuitions are shaped by these features of the world, via cognitive shortcuts and heuristics,…
Political representation, the environment, and Edmund Burke
A major puzzle in contemporary political theory is how to extend notions of justice to the environment. With environmental entities unable to communicate in ways that are traditionally recognised within the political sphere, their interests have largely been recognised instrumentally: only important as they contribute to human interests. In response to the multispecies justice project's call to reimagine our concepts of justice to include other-t…
The survival and tenure of Australian Attorneys-General
Policy outcomes in parliamentary systems can be affected by the characteristics of those appointed to executive positions. Research into the survival of ministerial appointments emphasise institutional factors, personal, and professional characteristics. There is, however, less attention paid to how the specific features of a portfolio affect ministerial survival. I address this gap by examining Australian Attorneys-General, to highlight how the …
Assessing the Use of Intuitions in Contemporary Political Theory
This article extends recent scholarship on the use of intuitions in contemporary political theory, specifically, the lack of detail on how our intuitions are affected by context. I demonstrate that intuitions are shaped by various features of the world, including political institutions, political actors, and the contingent life history of individuals. As intuitions are shaped by these features of the world, via cognitive shortcuts and heuristics,…
Semantic Externalism and the History of Ideas
A recent innovation in the study of methods in the history of ideas is the introduction of elements of semantic externalism from the philosophy of language. Studies that rely on semantic externalism have done so to address particular questions of method in political theorising, including the interpretation of ‘essentially contested concepts’, and the issue of relativism in historical contextualism. In this paper, I critically review the use of se…
Defending Methodological Anarchism in Empirically Informed Political Theory
Political representation, the environment, and Edmund Burke
A major puzzle in contemporary political theory is how to extend notions of justice to the environment. With environmental entities unable to communicate in ways that are traditionally recognised within the political sphere, their interests have largely been recognised instrumentally: only important as they contribute to human interests. In response to the multispecies justice project's call to reimagine our concepts of justice to include other-t…
The metaethical commitments of intuition use in analytic political theory
Analytic political theory often relies on intuitions. However, studies that use and critique intuitions are often silent on the underlying metaethical assumptions about intuitions. Metaethical theories from various strands of philosophy offer some insight into the assumptions that characterise our beliefs and intuitions. Some of the most prominent of these theories include moral realism, anti-realism, cultural relativism, and subjectivism. In thi…
Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political philosophy (2 works)