Nonideal Social Ontology and Explanation of Statistical Facts: Comments on Åsa Burman

I engage with Åsa Burman’s new book. While largely in agreement with Burman, I put pressure on her distinction between nonideal and emancipatory social ontology and suggest some ways to further develop her notion of telic power.

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Philosophy of the Social Sciences
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2025-09-22
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https://doi.org/10.1177/00483931251380492
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Philosophy and History of Science
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Nonideal Social Ontology and Explanation of Statistical Facts: Comments on Åsa Burman

Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Philosophy and History of Science
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Nonideal Social Ontology and Explanation of Statistical Facts: Comments on Åsa Burman

Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir
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I engage with Åsa Burman’s new book. While largely in agreement with Burman, I put pressure on her distinction between nonideal and emancipatory social ontology and suggest some ways to further develop her notion of telic power.

Philosophy of the Social SciencesVol. 55(6)
Duke University (US)
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