{"product_id":"tracks-in-chaos-philosophical-orientation-and-political-reflection-hardback-9781509573431","title":"Tracks in Chaos; Philosophical Orientation and Political Reflection (Hardback) 9781509573431","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTracks in Chaos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePhilosophical Orientation and Political Reflection\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRaymond Geuss (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509573431, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Raymond Geuss is profoundly disappointed by what academic philosophy has become. These historically rich, provocative and consistently deep essays stake out a different path, one that aspires to reconnect philosophy to actual human struggle. \u003ci\u003eTracks in Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e forwards a critical theory devoid of illusions, animated throughout by a subterranean vein of hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEspen Hammer, Temple University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nobody on the contemporary scene better embodies the ethos of critical theory than Raymond Geuss, and this latest volume brings his long-standing debate with traditional philosophy and its quest for foundations to a new pitch of intensity. Indispensable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob McNulty, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen political action is imperative, we can be tempted to look to philosophy for guiding principles. This project, however, historically has been doomed to fail. Throughout \u003ci\u003eTracks in Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e, philosopher Raymond Geuss examines closely the consequences of this failure. In crisp and lucid prose, he ranges over topics that include political realism, reflection in politics, universalism, solidarity, our utopian aspirations, and the role of fear in motivating censorship. Geuss ultimately paints a picture that is both rich and uncompromising, as is his conclusion: that we must learn to accept incompleteness, contingency and pluralism in our search for orientation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an incisive and elegant new collection of essays by one of our finest moral and political philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. These interminable discussions that lead nowhere\u003cbr\u003e2. He\/she\/they and we ourselves\u003cbr\u003e4. Republic, democracy, electronics\u003cbr\u003e5. Realism, yet again\u003cbr\u003e6. Universalism\u003cbr\u003e7. Must philosophy know its own history?\u003cbr\u003e8. On Alasdair MacIntyre\u003cbr\u003e9. Some varieties of utopia\u003cbr\u003e10. Don't say that – you're frightening me\u003cbr\u003e11. Solidarity\u003cbr\u003e12. A conversation on politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475137360152,"sku":"9781509573431","price":45.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509573431.jpg?v=1785805478","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tracks-in-chaos-philosophical-orientation-and-political-reflection-hardback-9781509573431","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}