After politics
the rejection of politics in contemporary liberal philosophy
Edición de la obra After politics
| Autor | Glen Newey |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Palgrave |
| Fecha de publicación | 2001 |
| Lugar | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England], New York, N.Y |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 253 |
| Formato | [electronic resource] : |
| ISBN-13 | 9780333977873 |
| ISBN-10 | 0333977874 |
| OCLC | 313430368 |
| Número de Cutter | N547a |
Why do political philosophers why away from politics? After Politics: The Rejection of Politics in Contemporary Liberal Philosophy offers a challenging and original critique of liberalism, the dominant political philosophy of our time, tackling key issues like state legitimacy, value-pluralism, neutrality, the nature of politics, public reasons, and morality in politics. Analyzing major liberal theorists like Rawls, Habermas, Rorty, Barry, Gray, Raz, Larmore, Ackerman and others, Glen Newey argues that liberalism by-passes politics because it ignores or misunderstands human motivation, and ele