Binding: Paperback
Description: A trenchant critique of established ideas in political philosophy and a provocative call for change 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. But in Philosophy and Real Politics Raymond Geuss argues that philosophers should first try to understand why real political actors behave as they actually do. Far from being applied ethics politics is a skill that allows people to survive and pursue their goals. To understand politics is to understand the powers motives and concepts that people have and that shape how they deal with the problems they face in their particular historical situations. Philosophy and Real Politics both outlines a historically oriented realistic political philosophy and criticizes liberal political philosophies based on abstract conceptions of rights and justice.
Title: Philosophy And Real Politics
Author(s): Geuss Raymond
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691258690
Pages: 128 Pages
Publication Date: 6/25/2024
Category: Social & Political Philosophy