Place of Ideology in Political Life

<p>First published in 1985 <i>The Place of Ideology in Political Life </i>explores the concept of 'ideology' in terms of its philosophical and intellectual underpinnings. Ideology is a term much bandied about by politicians and political thinkers with very little precision employed in its use. Despite acknowledgement in the literature of political studies that ideology plays a part in political life there exist no precise accounts of the nature of that contribution. This book attempts to take a step towards redressing the balance by determining the sense in which ideology constitutes a genuine form of understanding human relationships and the place understanding has in all political activity regardless of whether or not any particular ideology is to be approved or condemned. </p><p>This concise work will be invaluable to all students of politics philosophy of action ethics and history of political thought. </p>