Add to ORKGThe traditional view holds that political philosophy should aim at the truth. By contrast, Avner de Shalit argues that political philosophers should do something different. According to him, they should work in direct consultation with “the people” in order to think through their theories about political institutions. This article defends the traditional aim of truth-seeking and shows the mistakes in De Shalit’s alternative approac
Which Conception of Truth Is Appropriate in Politics? The paper ”Which Conception of Truth Is Approp...
What should political theory aim to achieve? Mark Philp writes on the emergence of ‘realism’ in poli...
While the volume of material inspired by Rawls’s reinvigoration of the discipline back in 1971 has s...
van der Vossen argues that political activism (i.e., “being a member of a political party, campaign...
There isn’t an overall consensus on the aim, meaning and role(s) of contemporary political philosoph...
There isn\u2019t an overall consensus on the aim, the meaning and the role(s) of contemporary politi...
There are limits on the duty to tell the truth. Sometimes, because of the undesirable consequences o...
An academic enterprise that sought to promote human welfare rationally would give intellectual prior...
[Comment] I am sympathetic to Avner de Shalit’s position that a political philosophy should incorpor...
Prof. Miščević has long been an ardent defender of the use of thought experiments in philosophy, for...
Which Conception of Truth Is Appropriate in Politics? The paper ”Which Conception of Truth Is Approp...
What should political theory aim to achieve? Mark Philp writes on the emergence of ‘realism’ in poli...
While the volume of material inspired by Rawls’s reinvigoration of the discipline back in 1971 has s...
van der Vossen argues that political activism (i.e., “being a member of a political party, campaign...
There isn’t an overall consensus on the aim, meaning and role(s) of contemporary political philosoph...
There isn\u2019t an overall consensus on the aim, the meaning and the role(s) of contemporary politi...
There are limits on the duty to tell the truth. Sometimes, because of the undesirable consequences o...
An academic enterprise that sought to promote human welfare rationally would give intellectual prior...
[Comment] I am sympathetic to Avner de Shalit’s position that a political philosophy should incorpor...
Prof. Miščević has long been an ardent defender of the use of thought experiments in philosophy, for...
Which Conception of Truth Is Appropriate in Politics? The paper ”Which Conception of Truth Is Approp...
What should political theory aim to achieve? Mark Philp writes on the emergence of ‘realism’ in poli...
While the volume of material inspired by Rawls’s reinvigoration of the discipline back in 1971 has s...