Richard Ned Lebow: Essential Texts on Classics, History, Ethics, and International Relations (Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice Book 5)

This last one out of four volumes by Richard Ned Lebow in this book series focuses on various fields of social sciences and their connection to international politics. The author writes about topics in psychology, tragedy, and ethics. All of these fields are being put into relation with political aspects, especially international relations. Acknowledgements 7 Contents 8 1 Introduction 10 2 Understanding Tragedy and Understanding International Relations 13 2.1 Understanding Tragedy 14 2.2 Contemporary Relevance 19 2.3 Two Insights for International Relations 21 2.4 Structuring the Conversation 26 3 Learning from Tragedy and Refocusing International Relations 29 3.1 Learning from Tragedy? 30 3.2 Refocusing IR Assumptions 36 3.3 An Alternative Perspective on Causation: Beyond Humean Assumptions 37 3.4 A Lens for Sharpening Questions of Moral Responsibility? 44 3.5 A More Comprehensive View of the Emotions 54 3.6 The Way Forward? 56 4 German Jews and American Realism 58 4.1 Initial Encounters 61 4.2 Patterns of Adjustment 69 4.3 Morgenthau and Herz as Synthetic Thinkers 73 4.4 Identity and International Relations Theory 82 5 Nixon in Hell 86 6 Reason Divorced from Reality: Thomas Schelling and Strategic Bargaining 98 6.1 Introduction 98 6.2 A Theory of Coercive Bargaining 100 6.3 Vietnam, Korea and Signals 106 6.4 The Political Use of Force 110 6.5 Reason and Risk 113 6.6 Influence and Arms 114 References 119 7 Robert S. McNamara: Max Weber’s Nightmare 121 7.1 Vietnam Redux 129 7.2 Lessons of the Past, Wars of the Present 131 Dartmouth College, N.H., USA 135 King’s College London, UK 138 University of Cambridge 141 Pembroke College 142 About the Author 143 About the Co-Author 145 About this Book 147 Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-3 Understanding Tragedy and Understanding International Relations....Pages 5-20 Learning from Tragedy and Refocusing International Relations....Pages 21-49 German Jews and American Realism....Pages 51-78 Nixon in Hell....Pages 79-90 Reason Divorced from Reality: Thomas Schelling and Strategic Bargaining....Pages 91-113 Robert S. McNamara: Max Weber’s Nightmare....Pages 115-128 Back Matter....Pages 129-145 The last of four volumes by Richard Ned Lebow focuses on various fields of social sciences and their connection to international politics. The author writes about topics in psychology, tragedy, and ethics. All of these fields are being put into relation with political aspects, especially international relations