Misplaced idealism and incoherent realism in the philosophy of the refugee crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12892816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sune Laegaard (0000-0002-2554-1132, Roskilde University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-278 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Global Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9626 • E-ISSN: 1744-9634 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449626.2016.1247108 |
| OpenAlex | W2565871498 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Many contributions to the philosophical debate about conceptual and normative issues raised by the refugee crisis fail to take properly account of the difference between ideal and nonideal theory. This makes several otherwise interesting and apparently plausible contributions to the philosophy of the refugee crisis problematic. They are problematic in the sense that they mix up ideal and nonideal aspirations and assumptions in an incoherent way undermining the proposed views. Two examples of this problem are discussed. The first example is David Miller’s contribution to the conceptual debate about how we should understand refugeehood. The second example is a common argument from the normative debate about how states should discharge their duties to help refugees, namely the claim that states should help in neighboring countries rather than by taking in more asylum seekers. Both are examples of arguments about how we should understand or respond to the refugee crisis, which appear to offer coherent principles for the moral guidance of political actors but which are actually incoherent as principles of practical reasoning for the context they aim to address
Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Economics · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics · Ideal theory · Idealism · Law and economics · Normative · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Realism · Refugee · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Political Theology and Sovereignty
Strangers in Our Midst
A Theory of Justice
Justice for Earthlings
Migration and Poverty
Are Refugees Special?
Ethics and Politics of Asylum
The Appeal and Danger of a New Refugee Convention
Who Is a Refugee
How ‘realistic’ should global political theory be? Some reflections on the debate so far
Strangers in Our Midst
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |