Vocations of Political TheoryJason A. Frank, John Tambornino U of Minnesota Press, 2000 - 336 sider Content Description pt. 1. Invoking political theory. Political theory : from vocation to invocation / Sheldon S. Wolin -- pt. 2. Theorizing loss. Specters and angels at the end of history / Wendy Brown -- The politics of nostalgia and theories of loss / J. Peter Euben -- pt. 3. Thinking in time. Can theorists make time for belief? / Russell Arben Fox -- The history of political thought as a vocation : a pragmatist defense / David Paul Mandell -- pt. 4. The politics of ordinary life. Political theory for losers / Thomas L. Dumm -- Feminism's flight from the ordinary / Linda M.B. Zerilli -- pt. 5. Political knowledge. Conceptions of science in political theory : a tale of cloaks and daggers / Mark B. Brown -- Political theory as a provocation : an ethos of political theory / Lon Troyer -- Gramsci, organic intellectuals, and cultural studies : lessons for political theorists? / Shane Gunster -- pt. 6. Practicing political theory. Reading the body : hobbes, body politics, and the task of political theory / Samantha Frost -- Work, shame, and the chain gang : the new civic education / Jill Locke -- The nobility of democracy / William E. Connolly. |
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Sheldon S Wolin | 3 |
Specters and Angels at the End of History | 25 |
The Politics of Nostalgia and Theories of Loss | 59 |
Can Theorists Make Time for Belief? | 93 |
A Pragmatist Defense | 118 |
Political Theory for Losers | 145 |
Feminisms Flight from the Ordinary | 166 |
A Tale of Cloaks and Daggers | 189 |
An Ethos of Political Theory | 212 |
Hobbes Body Politics and the Vocation | 263 |
The New Civic Education | 284 |
The Nobility of Democracy | 305 |
Contributors | 327 |
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