Beschreibung:
A selection of essays by a pioneer in the application of systems theory to political analysis, Macropolitics develops the author's concern with the philosophical foundations of political science, and with the extension of philosophical principles into the realm of empirical analysis
I: On Philosophy; 1: Glimpses into a Philosophy of Politics; II: On Systems; 2: Traditionalism vs. Science in International Relations; 3: Systems Theory; 4: Systems Theory and Political Science; III: On Historical Explanations; 5: The Communist Coup in Czechoslovakia; 6: Espionage and The Korean War; 7: The International Arena as a Source of Dysfunctional Tension; IV: On Values; 8: The Mechanisms of Regulation; 9: The Realm of Values; 10: The National Interest and Other Interests; 11: On Extreme Utilitarianism; 12: Restricted Utilitarianism; 13: A Nightmare; V: On Empirical Systems Research; 14: The Systems Approach To International Politics