Power to the People Teaching Political

Power to the People examines the teaching of political philosophy in what is taken to be skeptical times. Author Avner de-Shalit encourages political philosophers to remain committed to the analytical achievements of political philosophy while also revising and improving the teachings of the discipline to be more in tune with the demands of democratic society.

Avner de-Shalit is Professor of political science and the Max Kampelman Chair of Democracy and Human Rights at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xxv

Introduction From Engagement to Detachment and Back

1

(16)

Part 1. Teaching and Democratizing Political Philosophy

17

(108)

Chapter 1 Teaching Political Philosophy and Academic Neutrality

19

(34)

Chapter 2 Political Philosophy and Empowering the Citizens

53

(22)

Chapter 3 The Three Models of Reflective Equilibrium: Private, Contextual, and Public

75

(50)

Part 2. Implications

125

(60)

Chapter 4 Herbert Marcuse vs. Deliberative Denwcracy: Two Models for Teaching Political Philosophy at the University

127

(24)

Chapter 5 The Relationships Between Political Science, Political Theory, and the History of Ideas

151

(28)

Chapter 6 Jeremiah's Tragedy

179

(6)

Index

185

(6)

About the Author

191

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Power to the People Teaching Political Philosophy in Skeptical Times

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