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Scientific Man and Power Politics
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Hans Morgenthau's 'Scientific Man and Power Politics' critiques faith in science and progress by arguing that human nature and the pursuit of power constrain politics.
The book examines how modern scientific thought and technocratic optimism can produce harmful political outcomes when divorced from moral judgment.
Morgenthau develops a realist framework emphasizing the limits of rationalist and utopian solutions to international conflict.
He situates power struggles and ethical dilemmas within a broader philosophical and historical context, challenging liberal optimism about progress.
The work remains a key early statement of postwar realist thinking and is widely taught in international relations courses.
The book examines how modern scientific thought and technocratic optimism can produce harmful political outcomes when divorced from moral judgment.
Morgenthau develops a realist framework emphasizing the limits of rationalist and utopian solutions to international conflict.
He situates power struggles and ethical dilemmas within a broader philosophical and historical context, challenging liberal optimism about progress.
The work remains a key early statement of postwar realist thinking and is widely taught in international relations courses.
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Paul Poast
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Keeping it Real(ism), with Assoc. Professor Paul Poast
