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31 | Raymond Geuss: Realism in Political Theory

What's Left of Philosophy

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Qui Bono, Who Benefits?

Hobbs: Who does what to whom? That's a crucial question of political sophy, right? We're dealing in the train of actions. In politics, people are acting on other people and with certain determinate benefits. I think that being pressed to ask ta question like qui bona, who benefits from this theoretical framework becoming dominant?, i love posing that quid bono question about our own theoretical practice," he says.

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