After politics
Subtitle: the rejection of politics in contemporary liberal philosophy
By: Glen Newey
Contributors: Palgrave Connect (Online service)
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England]; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780333977873
Subjects: Liberalism
Description: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-246) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Dedication; title: Acknowledgements; title: Preface; title: Political Philosophy and Politics; title: Philosophy, Politics and Contestability; title: Political Obligation; title: Politics and the Limits of Pluralism; title: Moral Theory and Political Philosophy; title: Neutralising Politics; title: Rawls and Habermas: Liberalism versus Politics; title: Political Philosophy Without Foundations?; title: Bibliography; title: Index.