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Tracks in Chaos
Philosophical Orientation and Political Reflection
Brief Description
When political action is imperative, we can be tempted to look to philosophy for guiding principles. This project, however, historically has been doomed to fail. Throughout Tracks in Chaos, philosopher Raymond Geuss examines closely the consequences of this failure. In crisp and lucid prose, he ranges...
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Description
When political action is imperative, we can be tempted to look to philosophy for guiding principles. This project, however, historically has been doomed to fail. Throughout Tracks in Chaos, philosopher Raymond Geuss examines closely the consequences of this failure.
In crisp and lucid prose, he ranges over topics that include political realism, reflection in politics, universalism, solidarity, our utopian aspirations, and the role of fear in motivating censorship. Geuss ultimately paints a picture that is both rich and uncompromising, as is his conclusion: that we must learn to accept incompleteness, contingency and pluralism in our search for orientation.
This is an incisive and elegant new collection of essays by one of our finest moral and political philosophers.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781509573448
Publisher: Polity Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 250g
Pages: 216
About the Author
Raymond Geuss is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His books include Seeing Double, Not Thinking Like a Liberal, Changing the Subject, Reality and Its Dreams, Who Needs a World View?, and The Idea of a Critical Theory.
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