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Informationen zum Autor Avner de-Shalit is a professor of political science and the Max Kampelman Chair of Democracy and Human Rights at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Klappentext Power to the People examines the teaching of political philosophy in what is taken to be skeptical times. Author Avner de-Shalit encourages political philosophers to remain committed to the analytical achievements of political philosophy while also revising and improving the teachings of the discipline to be more in tune with the demands of democratic society. Zusammenfassung Examines the teaching of political philosophy in what is taken to be skeptical times. This book aims to encourage political philosophers to remain committed to the analytical achievements of political philosophy! while also improving the teachings of the discipline to be more in tune with the demands of democratic society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Teaching and Democratizing Political Philosophy Chapter 2 From Engagement to Detachment and Back Chapter 3 Teaching Political Philosophy and Academic Neutrality Chapter 4 Political Philosophy and Empowering the Citizens Chapter 5 Public Reflective Equilibrium: Private, Contextual, and Public Part 6 Implications Chapter 7 Herbert Marcuse vs. Deliberative Democracy: Two Models for Teaching Political Philosophy at the University Chapter 8 The Relationships Between Political Science, Political Theory, and the History of Ideas Chapter 9 Jeremiah's tragedy