Martin Wight on Fortune and Irony in Politics, 1st ed. 2015 The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought Series
Auteur : Chiaruzzi M.
Martin Wight was one of the most influential twentieth-century British thinkers who investigated on international politics and continues to inspire the English school of international relations. Containing a previously unpublished essay by Wight, this book brings this essay, "Fortune's Banter", to light.
Introduction
Wight's Intent: Text, Context, Method
The Wind of Politics. Disputing Determinism
A Polemical Reflex
The Essence of Political Realism: Tragedy or Irony?
Fortune and Irony as Experiential Acquisitions
The Causal and Moral Complexity of Politics
Velle Non Discitur? The Impact of Will in Politics
Resisting Destiny
Michele Chiaruzzi teaches International Relations in the Università di Bologna, Italy.
Date de parution : 01-2016
Ouvrage de 184 p.
14x21.6 cm
Thème de Martin Wight on Fortune and Irony in Politics :
Mots-clés :
Martin Wight; irony; fortune; tragedy; determinism; free will; virtù; progress; necessity; contingency; rationality; kairos; peripeteia; fate; tyche; chance; destiny; scientism; fatalism; causation
