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  title info:
    title: From the best to the rest
    sub title: idealistic thinking in a non-ideal world
  name:
    name part: Wiens, David
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2025
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource : illustrations.
  abstract: 'From the Best to the Rest' explores the role of idealistic political models in understanding real-world politics. David Wiens argues against using these models as guides for what we should do but shows how we can still use them to sharpen our explanations of how politics works and how to make things better. By examining how political thinkers use these models, the book reveals both their limitations and their hidden value. It offers a fresh perspective on long-standing debates about idealistic thought in political inquiry. Ultimately, Wiens suggests a new way to use idealistic thinking to bridge the gap between abstract political philosophy and practical political science, making it relevant for anyone interested in how we think about politics.
  table of contents: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Series Editors' Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Idealistic Thinking in a Non-Ideal World Cutting New Roads -- 2 Identifying Ideal Models Plato, Hobbes, Rawls -- 3 Identifying Ideal Models A General Approach -- 4 Skepticism About Ideal Models Inflection Points -- 5 Skepticism About Ideal Models Indeterminate and Arbitrary -- 6 Constructing Standards Theorizing Trade-Offs -- 7 Constructing Standards Conceptualizing Criteria -- 8 Idealistic Thinking in a Non-Ideal World Curbing Skepticism -- 9 Epilogue A Route to Unifying Political Inquiry -- Appendix A. Inflection Points -- Appendix B. A Guide to the Argument -- List of Figures -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover
  target audience: Specialized.
  target audience: specialized
  note: David Wiens.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Political science
    topic: Philosophy
  subject:
    topic: Idealism
  subject:
    topic: Skepticism
  subject:
    topic: Idéalisme
  subject:
    topic: Scepticisme
  subject:
    topic: idealism (philosophical movement)
  subject:
    topic: Idealism
  subject:
    topic: Political science
    topic: Philosophy
  subject:
    topic: Politics & government
  subject:
    topic: Politics and Government
  classification: JA71 .W54 2025
  classification: 320.01
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    origin info:
      publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
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    identifier: (OCoLC)1499205687
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  record info:
    record content source: STBDS
    record creation date: 250611
    record change date: 20260319210321.2
    record identifier: in00005728466
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng