Transcendental institutionalism and global justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12609993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Darrel Moellendorf (0000-0002-5600-8242, San Diego State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 162-178 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-8230 • E-ISSN: 1743-8772 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13698230.2012.757906 |
| OpenAlex | W2048661058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
In The Idea of Justice (2009 Sen, A. 2009. The idea of justice, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]), Amartya Sen distinguishes between ‘transcendental institutional’ approaches to justice and ‘realization-focused comparisons,’ rejecting the former and recommending the latter as a normative approach to global justice. I argue that Sen’s project fails for three principal reasons. First, he misdiagnoses the problem with accounts that he refers to as transcendental-institutionalist. The problem is not with these kinds of accounts per se, but with particular features of prominent approaches. Second, Sen’s realization-focus does not account well for the value of institutions of global justice. And even Sen agrees that reforms to institutions are urgently needed. And third, the distinction between transcendentalism and comparative approaches is implausible. I close by suggesting a strategy for an alternative institutionalist approach that can offer the kind of guidance for reforming the global order that Sen rightly takes as urgent
Economic Justice · Epistemology · Global justice · Institutionalism · Law and economics · Normative · Political science · Politics · Principal (computer security · Realization (probability · Sociology · Transcendental number · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |