Virtuous Imbalance: Political Philosophy Between Desirability and Feasibility

ISBN-13: 9781138261549 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 224 str.

Francesca Pasquali

Opis

Which kind of methodology should political philosophy endorse to jointly meet its theoretical and practical commitments? Virtuous Imbalance: Political Philosophy between Desirability and Feasibility assesses three paradigmatic cases to explore and explain political philosophy's attempts to answer this important question. Rawls's realistic utopianism, Machiavelli's realism, and Plato's utopianism are examined and explored as Francesca Pasquali presents the proper methodology political philosophy should endorse when attempting to attain equilibrium between the practical and the theoretical.

Recenzje

'The question of the relationship between theory and practice lies at the heart of political philosophy. In this thoughtful and stimulating book, which should be of interest to all political philosophers, Francesca Pasquali argues that we should not seek to overcome the tension between desirability and feasibility, but instead embrace and continuously negotiate it through a revised conception of realistic utopianism.' John Horton, Keele University, UK

Spis treści

Contents: Introductory notes; Political philosophy: different attitudes and methodologies; Realistic utopianism. The case of John Rawls; Realism. The case of Machiavelli; Utopianism. The case of Plato; Theoretical adequacy and practical relevance. Why political philosophy should be philosophical; Two practical functions for political philosophy; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Francesca Pasquali