Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgements VII
4. 1 Introduction: Politics of Difference Under the Conditions of Deep Pluralism 1
5. 2 Difference: The Definition of the Concept 6
6. 3 Deliberative Democracy and Agonistic Democracy: Normative Framework for the Politics of Pluralism 24
7. 4 Autonomy of Politics and Normativity 54
8. 5 Political Theory Without Ethics – Possibilities and Limitations 67
9. 6 In Search for a “Regulative Principle”: Modus Vivendi as a Normative Theory 74
10. 7 Moral Particularism 85
11. 8 Moral Particularism and Political Realism 110
12. 9 Liberal Realism 133
13. 10 Concluding Summary 149
14. Bibliography 151
15. Index of names 155
16. Index of subjects 156