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Is Political Philosophy Impossible? - Thoughts and Behaviour in Normative Political Theory (Paperback)
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Is Political Philosophy Impossible? - Thoughts and Behaviour in Normative Political Theory (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary Political Theory
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Political philosophy seems both impossible to do and impossible to
avoid. Impossible to do, because we cannot agree on a single set of
political principles. Impossible to avoid, because we're always
living with some kind of political system, and thus some set of
principles. So, if we can't do the philosophy, but can't escape the
politics, what are we to do? Jonathan Floyd argues that the answer
lies in political philosophy's deepest methodological commitments.
First, he shows how political philosophy is practiced as a kind of
'thinking about thinking'. Second, he unpicks the different types
of thought we think about, such as considered judgements, or
intuitive responses to moral dilemmas, and assesses whether any are
fit for purpose. Third, he offers an alternative approach -
'normative behaviourism' - which holds that rather than studying
our thinking, we should study our behaviour. Perhaps, just
sometimes, actions speak louder than thoughts.
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