Analytic social and political philosophy

pp. 349-392

in: Nicholas Capaldi, The enlightenment project in the analytic conversation, Berlin, Springer, 1998

Abstract

In this chapter we shall trace how the political agenda of the Enlightenment Project has impacted analytic social and political philosophy.¹ This will involve two distinct elements: (a) exhibiting the historical origins of analytic social and political philosophy and (b) showing how the conceptual ramifications within the evolution of analytic thought are reflected back into the politics of the Enlightenment Project.