Republic of Readers? -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Theoretical Foundations -- 1. Arguments and Readings: Philosophy in a Postfoundational World -- Part 2. The Literary Turn in Thought and Practice -- 2. Martha Nussbaum: Literary Imagination and the Public Life -- 3. Richard Rorty: Non-Philosopher Kings and the Literary Republic -- 4. Terry Eagleton:Is There a Class in This Text?Literary Criticism and Social Theory -- 5. Judith Butler: Politics, Literature, and Radical Democracy -- Part 3. The Future of the Literary Turn? -- 6. How to Read a Novelin a Democracy:Literature and Public Ethics -- 7. Beyond the Dolorous Haze: Literature in Political Thought and Analysis -- 8.Conclusion: The Literary Turn and Contemporary Political Discourse -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.