Theorizing racial justice / Charles W. Mills ; edited with introduction and conclusion by Elizabeth Anderson ; commentaries by Samuel Freeman, Anthony Simon Laden, Michele Moody-Adams, and Nikhil Pal Singh.
| Author/creator | Mills, Charles W. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Description | xii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Anderson, Elizabeth, editor, contributor. |
| Other author/creator | Freeman, Samuel Richard, contributor https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjCxVBpD8gWvGPCw7K8BKb http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n89628944 |
| Other author/creator | Laden, Anthony Simon, 1967- contributor https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjhDPC7qVMC3BHyTpfwmd http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n00111689 |
| Other author/creator | Moody-Adams, Michele M., contributor https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdrKVb3PpjTK7YgR4BdcP http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n97028662 |
| Other author/creator | Singh, Nikhil Pal, contributor https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjrhbcp4gGtvJQdjgtv4MP http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2003109665 |
| Series | Philosophy of race Philosophy of race. ^A1343997 |
| Contents | Theorizing Racial Justice / Charles W. Mills -- Ideal Theory and Racial Justice / Samuel Freeman -- Addressing Racial Injustice / Anthony Simon Laden -- Historicizing Racism and Liberalism / Nikhil Pal Singh -- Reflections on Rawls and Racial Justice / Michele Moody-Adams -- Concluding Reflections on Mills, Non-Ideal Theory, and Methods of Political Philosophy / Elizabeth Anderson. |
| Abstract | "This book presents the last major public lecture by philosopher Charles Mills, with comments by five contributors. Mills argues that John Rawls, the dominant political philosopher of the last fifty years, exemplifies liberal political philosophers' historic neglect of systemic racial injustice. Rawls's theory of justice does not apply to systemically unjust societies such as the U.S. It cannot generate principles of corrective racial justice due to its focus on principles of justice for ideal societies. By analyzing racial injustice in our non-ideal world, Mills develops principles of corrective racial justice that can guide antiracist action. Samuel Freeman counters that Rawls's theory offers effective guidelines for addressing most racial injustices. Ideal theories are needed to set the terms, standards, and goals needed for corrective justice. Anthony Laden agrees that Rawls's theory provides useful if not indispensable tools for racial justice. However, Rawls's theory needs amendments to make this possible. Nikhil Singh shows how Rawls's focus on class rather than racial injustice reflected the optimism and shifting priorities of civil rights advocates in his day. Although Rawls's optimism proved mistaken, racial injustice cannot be corrected without addressing class injustice. Michele Moody-Adams, while defending Rawls's stress on purely forward-looking principles of justice in its historical context, argues that achieving racial justice requires moving beyond Rawls. Social justice movements should not be constrained by Rawls's principle of public reason. Elizabeth Anderson defends the priority of non-ideal theorizing in social justice movements, which should be taken in more pragmatist directions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Mills, Charles W. (Charles Wade) Theorizing racial justice New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] 9780197685549 |
| LCCN | 2025017270 |
| ISBN | 9780197685518 |
| ISBN | 019768551X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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