A history of international political theory
Subtitle: ontologies of the international
By: Hartmut Behr
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Basingstoke, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780230524866
Subjects: Philosophy; International relations; History
Description: "Contemporary theory of international politics faces a twofold problem: the critical engagement with legacies of national power politics in connection to 20th Century International Relations and the regeneration of notions of humanity. This book contributes to this engagement by a genealogy of thoughts on war, peace, and ethics"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-292) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Universalism in Greek and Roman antiquity and Christian political philosophy; title: Universalistic thinking from early modern times to Enlightenment; title: The emergence of particularism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; title: The triumph of particularism in twentieth-century international relations theory; title: Instead of a conclusion : towards renewed ontology(ies).