Political philosophy too often reflects a utopian tendency to seek a political ideal and the best ways and means for achieving it. This desire overlooks the fundamental theoretical barriers to finding answers to the questions it raises.
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Nicholas Rescher (1928–2024) was Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of the Board of Advisors for the Center on Culture and Civil Society at the Independent Institute.
| Other Independent Review articles by Nicholas Rescher | |
| Summer 2021 | On Editorial Varnish |
| Winter 2017/18 | Early RAND as a Talent Incubator: An Extraordinary Experiment |
| Winter 2014/15 | The Case for Cautious Conservatism |
