Moral Order/World Order: The Role of Normative Theory in the Study of International Relations

ISBN-13: 9780333689066 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 230 str.

Hugh C. Dyer

Opis

Moral Order/World Order argues for the centrality of normative theory in the study of international relations. Two themes develop, each reflecting opposing pairs: fact/value, is/ought, description/prescription, feasibility/desirability. The first theme concerns the epistemological framework provided by a normative account. The second theme concerns the political conditions of knowledge which determine the role of different theories, indicating the need for adaptation of traditional normative scholarship, overcoming the separation of ethics from politics which has so far limited its role.

Spis treści

Preface - Introduction - Methodology Values, Theory, Facts - Realist Assumptions - Normative Innovations - Normative Theory, Ideas and Ideology - Moral Language and Normative Concepts: From Ethics to Epistemology via Discourse - Values and Interests: The Formation of a World View - Normative Aspects of Deterrence, Foreign Policy and Environmental Change - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index

O autorze

HUGH C. DYER