Focussing on people who experience poverty and on poor-led social movements
The methodology of moral philosophy, collective capabilities, and solidarity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12892907 |
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| Authors | Wouter Peeters (0000-0002-6427-9085, University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 253-262 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Global Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9626 • E-ISSN: 1744-9634 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449626.2023.2272768 |
| OpenAlex | W4390882703 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
In this commentary, I discuss three aspects of Monique Deveaux’s account. First, the method of Grounded Normative Theorizing she adopts to engage directly with the contexts and views of those experiencing poverty fits within a range of proposals to enhance the methodology of moral and political philosophy, and I would call on all philosophers working in this space to further develop these innovative methodologies. Second, Deveaux extends the capabilities approach by focusing on the group-based character of poverty and making the case for building the collective capabilities of poor-led social movements. While I do not substantially disagree with this argument (in practice), I argue that we should be careful to avoid normative collectivism (as a theoretical assumption). Finally, Deveaux discusses political solidarity with people experiencing poverty. I argue that this should be based on esteeming each other’s various contributions in more diverse ways than only in narrow economic terms. Treating people in poverty and poor-led social movements as agents of justice, as Deveaux advocates, is a significant step in this endeavour
Argument (complex analysis · Autonomy · Basic needs · Collectivism · Culture of poverty · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Individualism · Normative · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Social movement · Sociology · Solidarity · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics
Wide Reflective Equilibrium and Theory Acceptance in Ethics
Political Philosophy and What People Think
Disadvantage
The Independence of Moral Theory
From Individual to Collective Capabilities
Development as Freedom
Poverty, Solidarity, and Poor-Led Social Movements
Abstraction, Idealization and Ideology in Ethics
Frontiers of Justice. Disability, Nationality, Species Membership
Capabilities as Fundamental Entitlements
Climate Ethics with an Ethnographic Sensibility
How New are New Harms Really? Climate Change, Historical Reasoning and Social Change
Fieldwork in Political Theory
Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice
Women and Human Development
The Capability Approach
The Idea of Justice
| Highly cited | No |
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