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To truly understand the substance and value of any great philosopher's work, students must examine political theory against the backdrop of history, and the surrounding literature. This title provides students with the framework they need to fully appreciate the original texts they are reading and apply the concepts they are learning.

Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to find some means of containing partisan politics and whether political theory is itself separate from partisan politics. Each section of the book corresponds to one of three ways of conceiving the optimal or necessary relationship between political theory and partisan political struggle. The first...