Ethics and International Relations |
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| Author:
| Rosenthal, Joel H. |
| Editor:
| Kapstein, Ethan B. |
| Series title: | The Library of Essays in International Relations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-2848-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $390.00 |
Book Description:
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The essays in this volume offer a new dimension to realist theories about world politics. Firstly, they emphasize the possibilities of cooperation and accommodation through agreement over common motivations and concerns, and secondly, they demonstrate that moral considerations can and do play a significant role in shaping state behavior and that despair about the possibility of improving the systems and institutions within which we live is unwarranted. The articles are based around...
More DescriptionThe essays in this volume offer a new dimension to realist theories about world politics. Firstly, they emphasize the possibilities of cooperation and accommodation through agreement over common motivations and concerns, and secondly, they demonstrate that moral considerations can and do play a significant role in shaping state behavior and that despair about the possibility of improving the systems and institutions within which we live is unwarranted. The articles are based around three ethical concepts which form the core of the 'realism reconsidered' approach, namely, the ideas of pluralism, rights and fairness.