IR 210gw Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau, Hugo Grotius
6 Apr 2016
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How to order the system: niebuhr is a theologian christianity as a blueprint for reform/activism and commitment, published several books, including children of light, children of. Light = optimists and darkness = pessimists if you don"t know the answer on a midterm, be really creative: key book: the irony of american history (1952) Niebuhr"s view of us cold war purpose: we are defending against tyranny and are trying to preserve. Final modern voice: hans morgenthau (1904-1980: refugee from nazi germany convince that the us needed to stand up to evil, advocated global leadership not isolation, originally criticized for focusing too much on power seen as un- Politics is an art not a science, and w forces. : politics among nations (1948) **very inluential book** Politics governed by objective laws human has not changed and all theory is based on reason and experience reasoning person in diferent time periods will come up with the same laws.
