Political thought and international relations: variations on a realist theme

Political realism dominated the study of international relations during the Cold War and has again in recent years retuned to the centre of scholarly debate in international relations. In this book leading authors analyse various historical and philosophical themes, probing the potential and the pathologies ofrealist thought. INDICE: 1: Duncan Bell: Introduction: Under an Empty Sky; 2: Richard Ned Lebow: The Ancient Greeks and Modern Realism: Ethics, Persuasion, and Power;3: William E. Scheuerman: A Theoretical Missed Opportunity? Hans J. Morgenthau as Critical Realist; 4: Stephen P. Turner: Hans J. Morgenthau and the Legacyof Max Weber; 5: Seán Molloy: E. H. Carr versus Hans J. Morgenthau: Conflicting Conceptions of Ethics in International Relations; 6: Patricia Owens: The Ethic of Reality in Hannah Arendt; 7: Roger Spegele: Towards a More Reflective Political Realism; 8: N. J. Rengger: Realism's 'Hidden Dialogue': Leo Strauss, War and Politics; 9: Joshua Foa Dienstag: Pessimistic Realism and Realistic Pessimism; 10: Vibeke Schou Tjalve: Realism and the Politics of (Dis)Enchantment; 11: Ze'ev Emmerich: Political Theory and the Realistic Spirit; 12: Andrea Sangiovanni: Normative Political Theory: A Flight from Reality?

• ISBN: 978-0-19-955628-1
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 02/12/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés