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Many philosophers now reject the conception of philosophy & of the resulting connexion between philosophy & pol, on which most of classical pol'al philosophy rests. If the philosophical, sociol'al & ideological impulses of pol'al theory have grown weaker in recent yrs, this ought to mean - at least as far as the ideological impulse is concerned - that questions of pol'al org, of allocation of pol'al rights & powers, etc, are not at present felt to be morally critical. The argument against `ideological pol' has taken a number of lines, one of which is that ideologically-dominated thinking has no relevance to the controlling facts of contemporary soc structure & change. It follows that much recent British & American pol'al theory has been concerned with the devaluation of ideology & ideologies, with showing the importance of `technique' as opposed to ideology, or with showing that 'incrementalism' (Dahl & Lindblom) or `piecemeal engineering' (Popper) are the most rational methods of pol'al change. J. Schumpeter, in his CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY, & R. A. Dahl, in PREFACE TO DEMOCRATIC THEORY, follow the same anti-ideological trend. Their example shows that it is absurd to say that the energy or the rigor of pol'al theorizing have declined; on the contrary, it has acquired an analytical thoroughness & sharpness, a closeness in argument, that is pretty new. It does show, however, a narrowing of moral interests & expectations, a dismissal of wider notions of equality, freedom, participation, & a tendency to be most interested in the existing machinery of democratic systems, which proceed from a sci'fic & critical approach of the problem. IPSA.

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