Political Judgement
：Essays for John Dunn
Publication subTitle ：Essays for John Dunn
Author： Richard Bourke;Raymond Geuss;
Publisher： Cambridge University Press
Publication year： 2009
E-ISBN: 9781316933015
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521764988
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780521764988
Subject： D0 Political Theory
Keyword： 政治理论
Language： ENG
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Description
Leading scholars re-examine political judgement, attempting to understand the relationship between political theory and political practice. The attempt to understand political judgement reflects a struggle to define the relationship between political process and political norms. This book by leading scholars restores the subject to the very centre of political theory, reconsidering classic debates whilst offering original treatments of key figures in the history of political thought. The attempt to understand political judgement reflects a struggle to define the relationship between political process and political norms. This book by leading scholars restores the subject to the very centre of political theory, reconsidering classic debates whilst offering original treatments of key figures in the history of political thought. From Plato to Max Weber, the attempt to understand political judgement took the form of a struggle to define the relationship between politics and morals. This book by leading international scholars in the fields of history, philosophy and politics restores the subject to a place at the very centre of political theory and practice. Whilst it provides a range of perspectives on the theme of practical reason, it also explores a series of related problems in philosophy and political thought, raising fundamental questions about democracy, trust, the nature of statesmanship, and the relations between historical and political judgement. In the process, the volume reconsiders some classic debates in political theory – about equality, authority, responsibility and ideology – and offers new and original treatments of key figures in the history of political thought, including Thucydides, Montaigne, Locke, Smith, Burke and Marx. Introduction Richard Bourke and Raymond Geuss; Part I. The Character of Political Judgement: 1. What is political judgement? Raymond Geuss; 2. Sticky judgement and the role of rhetoric Victoria McGeer and Philip Pettit; 3. Theory and practice: the revolution in political judgement Richard Bourke; Part II. Trust, Judgement and Consent: 4. On trusting the judgement of our rulers Quentin Skinner; 5. Adam Smith's history of law and government as political theory Istvan Hont; 6. Marxism in translation: critical reflections on Indian radical thought Sudipta Kaviraj; Part III. Rationality and Judgement: 7. Pericles' unreason Geoffrey Hawthorn; 8. Accounting for human actions: individual agency and political judgement in Montaigne's Essais Biancamaria Fontana; 9. Nehru's judgement Sunil Khilnani; Part IV. Democracy and Modern Political Judgement: 10. Democracy, equality and redistribution Adam Przeworski; 11. Democracy and terrorism Richard Tuck; Bibliography of the works of John Dunn. 'This wide array of distinguished contributions reflects the ample scope of John Dunn's work. It also illustrates one of the themes that Dunn has insistently pressed: the understanding of politics cannot and should not be unified. This is a book for all those interested in the intelligence of politics beyond doctrinal boundaries.' Bernard Manin, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris), and New York University 'This collection of outstanding essays on political judgment is a fitting tribute to John Dunn. One of the most brilliant political thinkers of our time, Dunn has illuminated political judgment better than anyone currently writing about the subject. His books also embody a capacity for political judgment that
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