Conceptualizing Politics

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“Furio Cerutti has written a wide-ranging and profound analysis of the nature, the 
purpose and the morality of politics. In a time of post-truth, fake news, and rising 
populism across the West he reminds us that the art of government must fail if it 
does not respect scientific knowledge, and that while it is prudence rather than 
theoretical knowledge which leads to good choices in politics, clear concepts and 
rational argumentation are still essential aids. A compelling read.” 
—Professor Andrew Gamble, Emeritus Professor of Politics,  
University of Cambridge
“The wager on which Conceptualizing Politics rests is that by focusing on the con-
cepts fundamental to politics one can break through the complexity ordinarily 
associated with that subject. On that score this book is an extraordinary success. 
Recommended not only to those who wish to be introduced to politics but also to 
those who want to deepen their knowledge of the subject.” 
—David M. Rasmussen, Professor, Boston College; Editor-in-Chief,  
Philosophy and Social Criticism

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