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Competing Perspectives: Emotion and Empirics as Method

Methods
Normative Theory
Empirical
P325
Edmund Handby
Duke University
Nahshon Perez
Bar Ilan University
Methods of Normative Political Theory

Building: Polytechnic School, Floor: 0, Room: Wing B D5D6

Wednesday 10:45 - 12:30 EEST (27/08/2025)

Abstract

This panel examines how normative theory might innovate by integrating more closely with empirical research, bridging abstract ethical discussions with practical realities. This panel welcomes papers that illustrate the potential and limitations of blending empirical data with normative analysis.

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