Philosophical Pragmatism and International Relations - Essays for a Bold New World

Philosophical Pragmatism and International Relations bridges the gap between philosophical pragmatism and international relations, two disciplinary perspectives that together shed light on how to advance the study and conduct of foreign affairs. Authors in this collection discuss a broad range of issues, from policy relevance to peacekeeping operations, with an eye to understanding how this distinctly American philosophy, pragmatism, can improve both international relations research and foreign policy practice.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: On Pragmatism and International Relations
Chapter 2: Getting Beyond International Relations Theory
Chapter 3: Pragmatism, Militarism, and Political Theory
Chapter 4: Pragmatism, Peacekeeping, and the Constabulary Force
Chapter 5: Justice and global Communities of Inquiry
Chapter 6: Science, Values, and Democracy in the Global Climate Change Debate
Chapter 7: Obama's Pragmatism in International Affairs-Appropriate or Appropriation?
Chapter 8: Presidential Rhetoric and Pragmatism's Possibilities
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors

About the author

Shane J. Ralston is assistant professor of philosophy in the Humanities Department at Pennsylvania State University-Hazleton. His research is on democratic theory, pragmatism, international relations, and environmental philosophy. He is the book review editor for Education and Culture: The Journal of the John Dewey Society. He is also the author of John Dewey's Great Debates-Reconstructed and Pragmatic Environmentalism: Toward a Rhetoric of Eco-Justice.

Product details

• Authors: Shane J. Ralston
• Assisted by: Shane J. Ralston (Editor), Ralston Shane J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781498556521
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5652-1
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -