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From the Best to the Rest

Idealistic Thinking in a Non-Ideal World

David Wiens

Oxford University Press
Publication date : 2010-09-21

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From Plato to the present day, political theorists have used models of idealistic societies to think about politics. In this thought-provoking book, David Wiens argues that these models cannot provide the normative guidance many theorists have hoped for--they cannot reliably show us how things should be or where we should go. Yet Wiens shows how idealistic models can sharpen our understanding by helping us interpret the concepts we use to explain and evaluate real-world political behavior and institutions. By developing a novel framework for analyzing how political thinkers use these models, Wiens demonstrates both their limitations and their value to political inquiry, showing in the end how we can use idealistic thinking to integrate our explanatory aims with our normative aspirations. From the Best to the Rest thus offers a fresh perspective on long-standing debates about how idealistic thinking can help us understand real-world politics.

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David Wiens

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Oxford University Press

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2010-09-21

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264 pages

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9780197813508

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English

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David Wiens

David Wiens is an Associate Professor of Political Science and a Faculty Affiliate in Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. He has published numerous articles on methodology in political theory and related topics in journals such as American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Political Philosophy, Journal of Politics, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Philosophy and Public Affairs, and Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. He holds a M.A. in Political Science and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan.

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