From her position at Harvard University's Department of Government
for over thirty-five years, Judith Shklar (1928-92) taught a long
list of prominent political theorists and published prolifically in
the domains of modern and American political thought. She was a
highly original theorist of liberalism, possessing a broad and deep
knowledge of intellectual history, which informed her writing in
interesting and unusual ways. Her work emerged between the "end of
ideology" discussions of the 1950s and the "end of history" debate
of the early 1990s. Shklar contributed significantly to social and
political thought by arguing for a new, more skeptical version of
liberalism that brought political theory into close contact with
real-life experience. The essays collected in Between Utopia and
Realism reflect on and refract Shklar's major preoccupations
throughout a lifetime of thinking and demonstrate the ways in which
her work illuminates contemporary debates across political theory,
international relations, and law. Contributors address Shklar's
critique of Cold War liberalism, interpretation of Montaigne and
its connection to her genealogy of liberal morals, lectures on
political obligation, focus on cruelty, and her late reflections on
exile. Others consider her role as a legal theorist, her interest
in literary tropes and psychological experience, and her famed
skepticism. Between Utopia and Realism showcases Shklar's approach
to addressing the intractable problems of social life. Her finely
honed political skepticism emphasized the importance of diagnosing
problems over proffering excessively optimistic solutions. As this
collection makes clear, her thought continues to be useful in
addressing cruelty, limiting injustice, and combating the cynicism
of the present moment. Contributors: Samantha Ashenden, Hannes
Bajohr, James Brown, Katrina Forrester, Volker M. Heins, Andreas
Hess, Samuel Moyn, Thomas Osborne, William E. Scheuerman, Quentin
Skinner, Philip Spencer, Tracy B. Strong, Kamila Stullerova,
Bernard Yack.
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