Philosophy and real politics / Raymond Geuss.
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 text argues that philosophers should first try to understand why real political actors behave as they actually do.
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from JSTOR |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008. |
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Table of Contents:
- Who whom?
- Priorities, preferences, timing
- Legitimacy
- Tasks of political theory
- Rights
- Justice
- Equality
- Fairness, ignorance, impartiality
- Power.