Incomplete Ideal Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20317110 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Berg (0000-0001-5851-933X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 501-524 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Theory and Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-802X • E-ISSN: 2154-123X |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/soctheorpract2019122069 |
| OpenAlex | W2996983542 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
What is the best way to make sustained societal progress over time? Non-ideal theory done on its own faces the problem of second best, but ideal theory seems unable to cope with disagreement about how to make progress. If ideal theory gives up its claims to completeness, then we can use the method of incompletely theorized agreements to make progress over time
Completeness (order theory) · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics) · Ideal theory · Economic Theory and Institutions · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |