“A major danger in using highly abstractive methods in political philosophy is that one will succeed merely in generalizing one's own local prejudices and repackaging them as demands of reason. The study of history can help to counteract this natural human bias.” HumansReasonPhilosophyHelpingPoliticalNaturalStudyDangerSucceedDemandMajorsPrejudiceMethodLocalsBiasPolitical Philosophy Author:Raymond Geuss
“Can one understand politics without understanding history, especially the history of political thought, and will this distinguish political philosophy from some other kinds of philosophy (such as, perhaps, logic) to which the study of history is not integral?” KindPhilosophyPoliticalUnderstandingStudyLogicPolitical Philosophy Book:Philosophy and Real Politics Source: Philosophy and Real Politics
“One way ... in which a political philosophy can be ideological is by presenting a relatively marginal issue as if it were central and essential.” IfsWayPhilosophyPoliticalIssuesEssentialsOne WayPolitical PhilosophyIdeologicalPresenting Book:Philosophy and Real Politics Source: Philosophy and Real Politics
