II—Refugees, Safety, and a Decent Human Life

Abstract In this paper, I explore how engaging with refugee voices might contribute to more nuanced and informed philosophical responses to refugee movements. I also highlight a common methodological approach in political philosophy and propose that there are virtues in rethinking it. The common app...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 2019-04, Vol.119 (1), p.25-52
Main Author: Fine, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Displaced persons
Human rights
Migration
Philosophy
Political philosophy
Refugees
Society
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Summary:Abstract In this paper, I explore how engaging with refugee voices might contribute to more nuanced and informed philosophical responses to refugee movements. I also highlight a common methodological approach in political philosophy and propose that there are virtues in rethinking it. The common approach assumes that first ‘we’ need to settle ‘our’ views about the requirements of justice, and then apply these fixed ideas to questions about migration and other such topics. Instead, I ask what might happen if that order is revised.
ISSN:0066-7374
1467-9264
DOI:10.1093/arisoc/aoz005