A history of international political theory
Subtitle: ontologies of the international
By: Hartmut Behr.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230524866
Subjects: International relations -- History; International relations -- Philosophy; International relations -- Political aspects -- 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 and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface IntroductionPART I: UNIVERSALISM IN GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITY AND CHRISTIAN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHYGreek and Roman Antiquity Christian Political Pragmatism and Ethical Universalism; title: Aurelius Augustine and Thomas AquinasPART II: UNIVERSALISTIC THINKING FROM EARLY MODERN TIMES TO ENLIGHTENMENT Universalistic Thinking in Christian Legal Philosophy; title: Bartolom de las Casas and Francisco de Vitoria Universalistic Frameworks in Early Modern Political Theory PART III: THE EMERGENCE OF PARTICULARISM IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURYPhilosophies of National InterestManufacturing Inter-National Co-operation: The English School PART IV: THE TRIUMPH OF PARTICULARISM IN THE 20TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY Neo-Realism and the Scientification of International Political TheoryMisreadings in IR: Re-assessing Morgenthau, Ideology, and the Reification-Problem PART V: INSTEAD OF A CONCLUSION TOWARDS RENEWED ONTOL-OGY(IES)Universal, Universalistic; title: UniversalizedLoss of Ethics, or the Re-invention of Universal Thinking in Global Politics? NotesBibliography Index Preface IntroductionPART I: UNIVERSALISM IN GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITY AND CHRISTIAN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHYGreek and Roman Antiquity Christian Political Pragmatism and Ethical Universalism; title: Aurelius Augustine and Thomas AquinasPART II: UNIVERSALISTIC THINKING FROM EARLY MODERN TIMES TO ENLIGHTENMENT Universalistic Thinking in Christian Legal Philosophy; title: Bartolom de las Casas and Francisco de Vitoria Universalistic Frameworks in Early Modern Political Theory PART III: THE EMERGENCE OF PARTICULARISM IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURYPhilosophies of National InterestManufacturing Inter-National Co-operation: The English School PART IV: THE TRIUMPH OF PARTICULARISM IN THE 20TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY Neo-Realism and the Scientification of International Political TheoryMisreadings in IR: Re-assessing Morgenthau, Ideology, and the Reification-Problem PART V: INSTEAD OF A CONCLUSION TOWARDS RENEWED ONTOL-OGY(IES)Universal, Universalistic; title: UniversalizedLoss of Ethics, or the Re-invention of Universal Thinking in Global Politics? NotesBibliography Index.