{"product_id":"the-political-is-political-conformity-and-the-illusion-of-dissent-in-contemporary-political-philosophy-paperback","title":"The Political Is Political: Conformity and the Illusion of Dissent in Contemporary Political Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLorna Finlayson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody should really have to point out that political philosophy is political. Yet in this highly original and provocative book Lorna Finlayson argues that in fact it is necessary to do so. Offering a critique of mainstream liberal political philosophy through close, critical engagement with a series of specific debates and arguments, Finlayson analyzes the way in which apparently neutral methodological devices such as \"charitable interpretation\" and \"constructive criticism\" function so as to protect against challenges to the status quo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt each stage, Finlayson demonstrates that political philosophy is suffering from a complex process of \"de-politicization.\" Even in cases where it appears that the dominant framework of liberal political philosophy is being strongly challenged--as, for example, in the case of the 'realist' critique of \"ideal theory\"--this book argues that the debate is set up in such a way as to impose strict limits on the kind of dissent that is possible. Only by dragging these hidden presuppositions into the foreground can we arrive at a clear-eyed appreciation of such debates, and perhaps look beyond the artificially constricted landscape in which they seek to confine us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorna Finlayson is a junior research fellow at King's College, University of Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52720233054515,"sku":"9781783482870","price":111.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vidXPHnM0b9781783482870.webp?v=1783477912","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-political-is-political-conformity-and-the-illusion-of-dissent-in-contemporary-political-philosophy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}