The Nature of Political Theory
Andrew Vincent
Abstract
This is a controversial book that challenges established views of contemporary political theory. It offers a synoptic, critical, and comparative analysis of the widely different accounts of how the discipline developed during the twentieth century. Its ‘nature’ is seen as intrinsically pluralistic and internally divided. The discussion utilizes the idea of foundationalism to bring coherence to the complex practices associated with theory during the twentieth century. Overall, the book aims to dispute current monistic trends in the way the discipline is understood. It will be an immensely usefu ... More
This is a controversial book that challenges established views of contemporary political theory. It offers a synoptic, critical, and comparative analysis of the widely different accounts of how the discipline developed during the twentieth century. Its ‘nature’ is seen as intrinsically pluralistic and internally divided. The discussion utilizes the idea of foundationalism to bring coherence to the complex practices associated with theory during the twentieth century. Overall, the book aims to dispute current monistic trends in the way the discipline is understood. It will be an immensely useful resource for students of politics, as well as in providing critical perspectives on the future of the subject.
Keywords:
foundationalism,
hermeneutics,
history of political theory,
ideology,
justice,
nature of political theory,
normative political theory,
political philosophy,
political theory,
postmodern political theory
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2004 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199271252 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: April 2004 |
DOI:10.1093/0199271259.001.0001 |
