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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is a spirited and convincing critique of utopianism and a compelling defense of pluralistic liberalism, and it offers a welcome contribution to the ongoing conversation about the nature and importance of political liberty."
---Kenneth B. McIntyre, Anamnesis"Gaus lays out a vigorous and widely useful exposition of what a philosophy focused on justice needs to do in order to shift from the real of pure moral philosophy . . . to making recommendations about the political world."
---Christopher Cochrane, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsPreface xv Chapter I The Allure of the Ideal: Orienting the Quest for Justice 1 Chapter II The Elusive Ideal: Searching under a Single Perspective 42 Chapter III The Fractured Ideal: Searching with Diverse Perspectives 105 Chapter IV The Nonideal: The Open Society 150 Chapter V Advancing from the Citadel 241 Appendixes 251 Works Cited 265 Index 279
