Response to Kevin Olson’s review of A Democratic Bearing: Admirable Citizens, Uneven Justice, and Critical Theory

Thanks to Kevin Olson for a thoughtful exchange. One issue that interests us both is the relationship between what might be called “idealizing” and more “realistic” political theory. Often discussions of this revolve around straw men. But there is a significant concern here worth teasing out. I thin...

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Published in:Perspectives on politics 2019-03, Vol.17 (1), p.194-194
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