Practical judgement in international political theory : selected essays / Chris Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Chris, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

International relations--Philosophy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chris Brown has been one of the most influential figures within international relations scholarship in the UK and has made contributions to debates on pluralism, rights, justice and human rights within the field of international political theory. This book collects together many of his most important influential articles.

Contents:

1. Introduction: A Life in Theory Part I. Communitarians and Cosmopolitans 2. The Modern Requirement: Reflections on Normative Theory in a Post-Western World 3. Ethics of Co-Existence: The International Theory of Terry Nardin 4. International Theory and International Society: The Viability of the Middle Way 5. Universal Human Rights: A Critique 6. Towards a Neo-Aristotelian Resolution of the Communitarian Cosmopolitan Debate 7. Cultural Diversity and International Political Theory 8. The Construction of a Realistic Utopia: John Rawls and International Political Theory Part II. The Discourse of International Relations 9. Not my Department? Normative Theory and International Relations 10. Hegel and International Ethics 11. Turtles all the way down: Antifoundationalism, Critical theory and International Relations 12. Liberalism and The Globalisation of Ethics 13. Tragedy, Tragic Choices and International Political Theory Part III. The Exercise of Judgement 14. Cosmopolitanism, World Citizenship and Global Civil Society 15. On Morality, Self-Interest and Foreign Policy 16. Selective Humanitarianism: In Defence of Inconsistency 17. Practical Judgement and the Ethics of Pre-emption 18. Bob Dylan, Live Aid, and the Politics of Popular Cosmopolitanism

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-305) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-15754-5

9786613832498

1-135-15755-3

1-283-52004-4

0-203-85749-6

9780203857496

OCLC:

741762711