Political Judgement Essays for John Dunn [Paperback]

Leading scholars re-examine political judgement, attempting to understand the relationship between political theory and political practice.The attempt to understand political judgement reflects a struggle to define the relationship between political process and political norms. This book by leading scholars restores the subject to the very centre of political theory, reconsidering classic debates whilst offering original treatments of key figures in the history of political thought.The attempt to understand political judgement reflects a struggle to define the relationship between political process and political norms. This book by leading scholars restores the subject to the very centre of political theory, reconsidering classic debates whilst offering original treatments of key figures in the history of political thought.From Plato to Max Weber, the attempt to understand political judgement took the form of a struggle to define the relationship between politics and morals. This book by leading international scholars in the fields of history, philosophy and politics restores the subject to a place at the very centre of political theory and practice. Whilst it provides a range of perspectives on the theme of practical reason, it also explores a series of related problems in philosophy and political thought, raising fundamental questions about democracy, trust, the nature of statesmanship, and the relations between historical and political judgement. In the process, the volume reconsiders some classic debates in political theory  about equality, authority, responsibility and ideology  and offers new and original treatments of key figures in the history of political thought, including Thucydides, Montaigne, Locke, Smith, Burke and Marx.Introduction Richard Bourke and Raymond Geuss; Part I. The Character of Political Judgement: 1. What is political judgement? Raymond Geuss; 2. Sticky judgement and the role of rhetoric Victoria McGeer and Philip Pettit; 3. Theory and lÓ