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Ideal and Non-ideal Theory in Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration

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type="main"> Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration is most notable for its creative application of her conception of non-ideal theory. I assess Anderson's conception and argue that it does not adequately account for the necessary role of political ideals in non-ideal theory. Political ideals, I argue, determine what counts as a political problem and shape the practice of non-ideal theorizing in ways Anderson does not fully address. This methodological difference leads me to depart in a small but significant way from her criticism of the color-blind ideal: by failing to consider the role of ideals in defining political problems, Anderson's criticisms of the color-blind ideal fail to note the contradiction advocates of that ideal find between the critical implications of their view and its alleged policy prescriptions.

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  • Benjamin R. Hertzberg, 2014. "Ideal and Non-ideal Theory in Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration," Political Studies Review, Political Studies Association, vol. 12(3), pages 369-375, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:pstrev:v:12:y:2014:i:3:p:369-375
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