1st Edition
Macropolitics Essays on the Philosophy and Science of Politics
By Morton A. Kaplan
Copyright 1969
258 Pages
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Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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A selection of essays by a pioneer in the application of systems theory to political analysis, Macropolitics develops the author's concern with the philosophical foundations of political science, and with the extension of philosophical principles into the realm of empirical analysis. For this volume, Kaplan has written a long essay on the philosophical foundations of his work, which constitutes... Read more
I: On Philosophy; 1: Glimpses into a Philosophy of Politics; II: On Systems; 2: Traditionalism vs. Science in International Relations; 3: Systems Theory; 4: Systems Theory and Political Science; III: On Historical Explanations; 5: The Communist Coup in Czechoslovakia; 6: Espionage and The Korean War; 7: The International Arena as a Source of Dysfunctional Tension; IV: On Values; 8: The Mechanisms of Regulation; 9: The Realm of Values; 10: The National Interest and Other Interests; 11: On Extreme Utilitarianism; 12: Restricted Utilitarianism; 13: A Nightmare; V: On Empirical Systems Research; 14: The Systems Approach To International Politics
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