{"product_id":"the-tyranny-of-the-ideal-9780691158808","title":"The Tyranny of the Ideal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e---Kenneth B. McIntyre, \u003ci\u003eAnamnesis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e---Christopher Cochrane, \u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403800256855,"sku":"9780691158808","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691158808.jpg?v=1730484582","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-tyranny-of-the-ideal-9780691158808","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}