Cambridge University Press, 2011. — 239 p.
Note on the contributors page
jonathan floyd and marc stears
The challenge of contextualism
Rescuing political theory from the tyranny of history
paul kelly
From historical contextualism, to mentalism, to behaviourism
jonathan floyd
Contingency and judgement in history of political philosophy: a phenomenological approach
bruce haddock
Political philosophy and the dead hand of its history
gordon graham
The challenge of realism
Politics, political theory and its history
iain hampsher-monk
Constraint, freedom, and exemplar: history and theory without teleology
melissa lane
History and reality: idealist pathologies and ‘Harvard School’ remedies
andrew sabl
The new realism: from modus vivendi to justice
bonnie honig and marc stears
Relative value and assorted historical lessons: an afterword
jonathan floyd