There might well be a place for such an endeavour, but it cannot
replace political philosophy and it does not provide us with the
adequate understanding of the political that we urgently need.
Moreover, its insistence on universalism and individualism can be
harmful because it masks the real challenge that a reflection on
pluralism faces today with the explosion of nationalisms and the
multiplication of particularisms. Those phenomena need to be grasped
in political terms, as forms of construction of a 'we/them' opposition,
and consequently appeals to universality, impartiality and individual
rights miss the mark.