Politics Recovered

Realist Thought in Theory and Practice

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations, Politics, History & Theory
Cover of the book Politics Recovered by Duncan Bell, Richard Bellamy, Elizabeth Frazer, Michael Freeden, William A. Galston, Charles Larmore, Alison McQueen, John Medearis, Glen Newey, David Owen, Mark Philp, Paul Sagar, Rahul Sagar, William Scheuerman, Matt Sleat, Columbia University Press
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Author: Duncan Bell, Richard Bellamy, Elizabeth Frazer, Michael Freeden, William A. Galston, Charles Larmore, Alison McQueen, John Medearis, Glen Newey, David Owen, Mark Philp, Paul Sagar, Rahul Sagar, William Scheuerman, Matt Sleat ISBN: 9780231547550
Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication: March 13, 2018
Imprint: Columbia University Press Language: English
Author: Duncan Bell, Richard Bellamy, Elizabeth Frazer, Michael Freeden, William A. Galston, Charles Larmore, Alison McQueen, John Medearis, Glen Newey, David Owen, Mark Philp, Paul Sagar, Rahul Sagar, William Scheuerman, Matt Sleat
ISBN: 9780231547550
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication: March 13, 2018
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Language: English

Is political theory political enough? Or does a tendency toward abstraction, idealization, moralism, and utopianism leave contemporary political theory out of touch with real politics as it actually takes place, and hence unable to speak meaningfully to or about our world? Realist political thought, which has enjoyed a significant revival of interest in recent years, seeks to avoid such pitfalls by remaining attentive to the distinctiveness of politics and the ways its realities ought to shape how we think and act in the political realm.

Politics Recovered brings together prominent scholars to develop what it might mean to theorize politics “realistically.” Intervening in philosophical debates such as the relationship between politics and morality and the role that facts and emotions should play in the theorization of political values, the volume addresses how a realist approach aids our understanding of pressing issues such as global justice, inequality, poverty, political corruption, the value of democracy, governmental secrecy, and demands for transparency. Contributors open up fruitful dialogues with a variety of other realist approaches, such as feminist theory, democratic theory, and international relations. By exploring the nature and prospects of realist thought, Politics Recovered shows how political theory can affirm reality in order to provide meaningful and compelling answers to the fundamental questions of political life.

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Is political theory political enough? Or does a tendency toward abstraction, idealization, moralism, and utopianism leave contemporary political theory out of touch with real politics as it actually takes place, and hence unable to speak meaningfully to or about our world? Realist political thought, which has enjoyed a significant revival of interest in recent years, seeks to avoid such pitfalls by remaining attentive to the distinctiveness of politics and the ways its realities ought to shape how we think and act in the political realm.

Politics Recovered brings together prominent scholars to develop what it might mean to theorize politics “realistically.” Intervening in philosophical debates such as the relationship between politics and morality and the role that facts and emotions should play in the theorization of political values, the volume addresses how a realist approach aids our understanding of pressing issues such as global justice, inequality, poverty, political corruption, the value of democracy, governmental secrecy, and demands for transparency. Contributors open up fruitful dialogues with a variety of other realist approaches, such as feminist theory, democratic theory, and international relations. By exploring the nature and prospects of realist thought, Politics Recovered shows how political theory can affirm reality in order to provide meaningful and compelling answers to the fundamental questions of political life.

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