Revisiting Core Concepts in Political Philosophy

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

Each of the papers in this panel address core concepts and debates in political philosophy in new and exciting ways. Draper argues that democracy's justification lies in its ability to prevent political disaster rather than achieve some agreed upon good, while Cheng advocates for the inescapable need for political political theory to incorporate a political ethics. Saunders-Hastings tackles the worry of dirty money in politics, arguing that traditional critics overlook its practical importance and diverse political meanings.

Sub Unit

• Division 3: Normative Theory

Individual Presentations

• A Democratic Justification of Democracy - Matthew Draper, University of California San Diego

• Putting Ethics Back into 'Political' Political Theory - Eric Cheng, Waseda University

• Dirty Money as a Democratic Problem - Emma Saunders-Hastings, The Ohio State University

Chair

• Kristin Zuhone University of California, Berkeley

Discussant

• Michael Goodhart University of Pittsburgh