Political Realism and Wisdom

This book brings the idea of realism back to the focus of political science. Contrary to current mainstream thought, the author contributes to the recently renewed interest in political realism by suggesting we return to the basics understanding of politics: power and political action.

Autorentext

András Lánczi is a political philosopher and Director of the Institute of Political Science and Philosophy at Corvinus University, USA, Budapest. Among his books published in Hungarian are On Political Knowledge, Fate-legacy, Tradition and Modernity in Leo Strauss's Political Philosophy, Democracy and Political Science, Political Philosophy of the 20th Century. He is also active in the revival of the Hungarian and European conservative political thought.

Inhalt

1. What is Political Realism? 2. The Moral Foundations of Today's Democracies: Rationality, Faith and Realism in Politics 3. Intellectuals, Cynicism and Reality 4. Evil and History 5. Love of Wisdom - Crisis of Philosophy. Rifts in Western Culture. 6. Manners and Laws: Could a Global State be a Republic? 7. Leo Strauss - a Political Realist 8. Conclusion, or when Face-book is your only friend