Die verlorene und die wiedergefundene Wirklichkeit. Ethik, Politik und Imagination bei Raymond Geuss
Owen, David (2010) Die verlorene und die wiedergefundene Wirklichkeit. Ethik, Politik und Imagination bei Raymond Geuss. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie, 58, (3), 431-443. (doi:10.1524/dzph.2010.0034).
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This essay argues that realism in ethics and in politics is best understood as a discipline of mind directed against wishful thinking. Reading Geuss in this context, against the background of the work of Bernard Williams, allows us to specify what is of value in his work as well as to illustrate the limitations – of argument and of tone – of that work. More specifically, it is argued that while the fairly catholic character of Geuss′s realism is a strength, his critical considerations of theorists such as Rawls and Nozick and concepts such as human rights not only show little intellectual grasp of these positions, but also typically fail to respect his own criteria for understanding and evaluating political theories.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0012-1045 (print) |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Social Sciences > Politics and International Relations |
| Item ID: | 186679 |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2011 16:01 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:37 |
| Contributors: | Owen, David (Author) |
| Date: | August 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/186679 |
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