Ideal Theory for Non-Ideal Times: Obafemi Awolowo, John Rawls, and contesting the foundations for socialist democracy

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Brief Overview

I compare Obafemi Awolowo's and John Rawls' approaches to ideal theory in order to defend ideal theory as a useful tool for articulating and pursuing justice in a post-liberal political age.

Author

• David Thomas Suell, Eastern Michigan University