Political thought and international relations : variations on a realist theme / edited by Duncan Bell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bell, Duncan, 1976- editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political realism.

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

Physical Description:

245 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Political realism dominated the study of international relations during the Cold War and has again returned to the centre of scholarly debate in international relations. This book analyses various historical and philosophical themes, probing the potential and the pathologies of realist thought.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Contributors

1. Introduction: Under an Empty Sky-Realism and Political Theory

2. The Ancient Greeks and Modern Realism: Ethics, Persuasion, and Power

3. A Theoretical Missed Opportunity? Hans J. Morgenthau as Critical Realist

4. Hans J. Morgenthau and the Legacy of Max Weber

5. Hans J. Morgenthau Versus E. H. Carr: Conflicting Conceptions of Ethics in Realism

6. The Ethic of Reality in Hannah Arendt

7. Towards a More Reflective Political Realism

8. Realism's 'Hidden Dialogue': Leo Strauss, War, and Politics

9. Pessimistic Realism and Realistic Pessimism

10. Realism and the Politics of (Dis) Enchantment

11. Political Theory and the Realistic Spirit

12. Normative Political Theory: A Flight from Reality?

Index

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Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-193506-9

0-19-161403-3

1-281-92546-2

9786611925468

0-19-156504-0

OCLC:

316329175