Virtuous imbalance: political philosophy between desirability and feasibility
1. Introductory notes -- 2. Political philosophy : different attitudes and methodologies -- 3. Realistic utopianism. The case of John Rawls -- 4. Realism. The case of Machiavelli -- 5. Utopianism. The case of Plato -- 6. Theoretical adequacy and practical relevance. Why political philosophy should be philosophical -- 7. Two practical functions for political philosophy.