The Nature of Political Theory.

Intro -- Contents -- 1 An Eclectic Subject -- Foundations -- Theory and Politics -- Pattern of the Book -- PART ONE -- 2 We Have a Firm Foundation -- Classical Normative Political Theory -- Institutional Political Theory -- Historical Political Theory -- Empirical Political Theory -- Ideological Political Theory -- Conclusion -- PART TWO -- 3 Foundations Shaken but Not Stirred -- Logical Positivism -- Ordinary Language -- A Digression on Death and Putrefaction -- Wittgenstein and Essential Contestability -- A Reckoning with Essential Contestability -- Conclusion -- 4 Bleached Foundations -- The Concept of Justice -- Conceptions of Justice -- Procedural Theories -- Social Justice: Desert and Non-Desert -- Justice and Mutual Advantage -- Justice and Utility -- Justice as Impartiality -- Sexual Justice -- Spheres of Justice -- Conclusion -- PART THREE -- 5 Shoring Up Foundations -- Conventions -- Oakeshott and Conventionalism -- Communitarianism -- Political Liberalism -- Conclusion -- 6 New Conventions for Old -- Nationalism -- Neo-Aristotelianism -- Republicanism -- Conclusion -- PART FOUR -- 7 Segmented Foundations and Pluralism -- A Word about Pluralism -- Liberal Pluralism -- Multicultural Pluralism -- Difference Pluralism -- Conclusion -- 8 Standing Problems -- Nietzsche and the Twilight of the Idols -- Heidegger and Humanism -- Derrida and Foucault -- Rorty and Connolly -- Lyotard and the Differend -- Conclusion -- PART FIVE -- 9 Dialogic Foundations -- The Philosophical Context -- Critical Theory -- Critical Theory Fulfilled -- Positivism and Knowledge Spheres -- The Critique of Foundationalism and the Subject -- Universal Pragmatics and Fallibilism -- Discourse Ethics and Deliberative Democracy -- Conclusion -- 10 Circular Foundations -- The Hermeneutic Context -- Language, History, and Prejudice -- Enlightenment and Positivism.

Dialogue and Fusion -- Ethics and Politics -- A Dialogic Confiict -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

In this controversial book, Andrew Vincent offers a comprehensive, synoptic, and comparative analysis of the major conceptions of political theory throughout the twentieth century. The book challenges established views of contemporary political theory and provides critical perspectives on the future of the subject. It will be an indispensable resource for all scholars and students of the discipline.

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