James Tully is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is one of the most distinguished political philosophers in the world.

'Overall, this is a rich and also timely work; it is historically erudite, analytically subtle and passionately engaged.' The Cambridge Law Journal

• Dedication; Acknowledgements; Credits; Introduction; Public philosophy and civic freedom: a guide to the two Volumes; Part I. Approaching Practice: 1. Public philosophy as a critical activity; 2. Situated creatively: Wittgenstein and political philosophy; 3. To think and act differently: comparing critical ethos and critical Theory; Part II. Democracy and Recognition: 4. The agonistic freedom of citizens; 5. Reimagining belonging in diverse societies; 6. Multinational democracies: an introductory sketch; Part III. Indigenous Peoples: 7. The negotiation of reconciliation; 8. The struggles of indigenous peoples for and of freedom; Conclusion: 9. Recognition, distribution and civic freedom: the emergence of a new field; Bibliography; Index.

James Tully is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is one of the most distinguished political philosophers in the world.

'Overall, this is a rich and also timely work; it is historically erudite, analytically subtle and passionately engaged.' The Cambridge Law Journal

• Dedication; Acknowledgements; Credits; Introduction; Public philosophy and civic freedom: a guide to the two Volumes; Part I. Approaching Practice: 1. Public philosophy as a critical activity; 2. Situated creatively: Wittgenstein and political philosophy; 3. To think and act differently: comparing critical ethos and critical Theory; Part II. Democracy and Recognition: 4. The agonistic freedom of citizens; 5. Reimagining belonging in diverse societies; 6. Multinational democracies: an introductory sketch; Part III. Indigenous Peoples: 7. The negotiation of reconciliation; 8. The struggles of indigenous peoples for and of freedom; Conclusion: 9. Recognition, distribution and civic freedom: the emergence of a new field; Bibliography; Index.