Abstract

Deduction, explanation, and social scientific inquiry -- The alienation of political theory -- American political science, liberalism, and the invention of political theory -- Interpretation and action : political theory and the theory of action -- Interpretation and the history of political theory: apology and epistemology -- Interpretation and the autonomy of concepts -- Why there cannot be a theory of politics -- Speaking politically -- Reading Max Weber, Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin -- "Leaving everything as it is" : political inquiry after Wittgenstein -- An interview with John G. Gunnell : questions from Christopher C. Robinson.