Istvan Hont and Political Theory

TY - JOUR

T1 - Istvan Hont and Political Theory

AU - Sagar, Paul

PY - 2018/6/17

Y1 - 2018/6/17

N2 - This article explores the relevance of the work of Cambridge historian of political thought Istvan Hont to contemporary political theory. Specifically, it suggests that Hont's work can be of great help to the recent realist revival in political theory, in particular via its lending support to the account favoured by Bernard Williams, which has been a major source for recent realist work. The paper seeks to make explicit the main political theoretic implications of Hont's historically-focused work, which in their original formulations are not always easy to discern, as well as itself being a positive contribution to realist theorising, moving beyond a merely negative critique of dominant moralist positions.

AB - This article explores the relevance of the work of Cambridge historian of political thought Istvan Hont to contemporary political theory. Specifically, it suggests that Hont's work can be of great help to the recent realist revival in political theory, in particular via its lending support to the account favoured by Bernard Williams, which has been a major source for recent realist work. The paper seeks to make explicit the main political theoretic implications of Hont's historically-focused work, which in their original formulations are not always easy to discern, as well as itself being a positive contribution to realist theorising, moving beyond a merely negative critique of dominant moralist positions.

U2 - 10.1177%2F1474885118782385

DO - 10.1177%2F1474885118782385

M3 - Article

SN - 1474-8851

JO - EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL THEORY

JF - EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL THEORY

ER -