Politics recovered : realist thought in theory and practice / edited by Matt Sleat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sleat, Matt, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political realism.

Physical Description:

ix, 396 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]

Contents:

Introduction : politics recovered : on the revival of political realism in contemporary political theory / Matt Sleat

The truth in political realism / Charles Larmore

Realism and surrealism in political philosophy / Glen Newey

Realism in ethics and politics : Bernard Williams, political theory, and the critique of morality / David Owen

Anger, humiliation, and political theory : bringing the darker passions back in / William A. Galston

Legitimacy and domination / Paul Sagar

Disenchantment versus reconstruction : Walter Lippmann, John Dewey, and varieties of democratic realism / John Medearis

The paradox of the democratic prince : Machiavelli and the neo-Machiavellians on ideal theory, realism, and democratic leadership / Richard Bellamy

Politics and the "pure of heart" : realism and corruption / Mark Philp

Democracy's limit : a realist response to the quest for transparency / Rahul Sagar

The case for kinship : classical realism and political realism / Alison McQueen

Getting past Schmitt? : realism and the autonomy of politics / William Scheuerman

Security and poverty : on realism and global justice / Duncan Bell

Feminism and realism / Elizabeth Frazer

The political unreality of political realism / Michael Freeden.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Politics recovered.

ISBN:

9780231175289

0231175280

OCLC:

1012637277