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Philosophy and Real Politics

By Raymond Geuss

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780691137889, 0691137889
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
716 kB (732835 bytes)
Pages
128\127
Time added
2023-01-14 22:03:38

Description

Many contemporary political thinkers are gripped by the belief that their task is to develop an ideal theory of rights or justice for guiding and judging political actions. This book argues that philosophers should first try to understand why real political actors behave as they actually do. Copyright Contents Preface Introduction Part I Realism Introduction Who Whom? Priorities, Preferences, Timing Legitimacy Tasks of Political Theory Part II Failures of Realism Introduction Rights Justice Equality Fairness, Ignorance, Impartiality Power Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index

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