{"product_id":"philosophy-and-real-politics","title":"Philosophy and Real Politics","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691258690\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (US)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany 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 \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Real Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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. \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Real Politics \u003c\/i\u003eboth outlines a historically oriented, realistic political philosophy and criticizes liberal political philosophies based on abstract conceptions of rights and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is a trenchant critique of established ways of thought and a provocative call for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A discipline-altering book.\u0026amp;#x27; Glen Newey,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;[Geuss\u0026amp;#x27;s] intention in\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Real Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, his short, sharp new book, is . . . to introduce a note of realism into contemporary philosophical debates about justice, by force if necessary.\u0026amp;#x27; Adam Kirsch,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41603987603589,"sku":"PR381865","price":47.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TIVWUM7QZDQK.jpg?v=1777131974","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/philosophy-and-real-politics","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}