Against Ideal Guidance, Again: A Reply to Erman and Möller

Journal of Politics 85 (2):784-788 (2023)
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Abstract

Eva Erman and Niklas Möller have recently presented a trenchant critique of my (2015) argument that ideal normative theories are uninformative for certain practical purposes. Their criticisms are largely correct. In this note, I develop the ideas behind my earlier argument in a way that circumvents their critique and explains more clearly why ideal theory is uninformative for certain purposes while leaving open the possibility that it might be informative for other purposes.

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David Wiens
University of California, San Diego

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