Matt Sleat
Abstract
This chapter examines the recent resurgence of interest in realist political theory, discusses the relationship between political realism and classical realism in ideal theory, and the relationship between realism and the ideal/non-ideal theory debate. It concludes by setting out the structure of the argument of the monograph.
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This chapter examines the recent resurgence of interest in realist political theory, discusses the relationship between political realism and classical realism in ideal theory, and the relationship between realism and the ideal/non-ideal theory debate. It concludes by setting out the structure of the argument of the monograph.
Key concepts: Realism, Ideal (ethics), Politics, Argument (complex analysis), Ideal theory, Epistemology, Political philosophy, Critical realism (philosophy of perception)