Philosophy and Real Politics

A discipline-altering book. --Glen Newey, London Review of Books [Geuss's] intention in Philosophy and Real Politics, his short, sharp new book, is ... to introduce a note of realism into contemporary philosophical debates about justice, by force if necessary. --Adam Kirsch, City Journal A manifesto for a new political philosophy... Geuss's realist proposal brings forcefully to the contemporary political discussion the idea that philosophy is an engaged discipline, both in the sense of engagee, of directly speaking to the political issues of the day, and in the sense of having its own historical cultural commitments firmly in view. --Katerina Deligiorgi, The Philosopher's Magazine Philosophy and Real Politics is an impressive and provocative essay on contemporary Anglo-American political philosophy theory. --Christoph Konrath, Law and Politics Book Review [G]iven the current trends in political philosophy, Geuss's book is both timely and extremely important. One of Geuss's many virtues as a political philosopher is his ability to effectively confront philosophical complacency, and this superb book is surely successful in this regard. --David Sherman, Social Theory and Practice A slim, devastating critique of the flight towards abstraction and pristine idealism in contemporary liberal political thought--a path led by the late John Rawls. Geuss's work deserves to be far better known. --Sunil Khilnani, Outlook India