Rationalism in Politics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009204422)

Arguing against emergent and even dominant tendencies of recent political thought that emphasize the so-called primacy of affect, Peter Steinberger challenges political theorists to take account of important themes in philosophy on the topic of human rationality. He engages with major proponents of post-Kantian thought, analytic and continental alike, to show how political judgment and political action, properly understood, are deeply and definitively grounded in considerations of human reason. Focusing especially on influential arguments in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of action, he seeks to rediscover and reanimate the close connection between systematic philosophical speculation on the one hand and the theory and practice of politics on the other. The result is a neo-rationalist conception of judgment and action that promises to offer a substantial and compelling account of political enterprise as it plays out in the real world of public affairs.

Author: Peter J. Steinberger
ISBN-10: 1009204424
ISBN-13: 9781009204422
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/25/2022
Pages: 198
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d