Thucydides, Hobbes, and the Interpretation of Realism

Laurie M. Johnson (Author)

9781501747809

Paperback / softback, published 15 January 2020

276 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.454 kg

Johnson's book has much to offer that is useful and instructive. She raises numerous intelligent questions of interest to polticial theorists, students of international relations, and polticial scientists generally.

This original book has been consistently cited by scholars of international relations who explore the roots of realism in Thucydides's history and the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. While acknowledging that neither thinker fits perfectly within the confines of international relations realism, Laurie M. Johnson proposes Hobbes's philosophy is more closely aligned with it than Thucydides's.

List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Human Nature
Hobbes
Thucydides
A Comparison of Hobbes and Thucydides on Human Nature
2. Justice
Hobbes
Thucydides
A Comparison of Hobbes and Thucydides on Justice
3. Leadership and Regimes
Hobbes
Thucydides
A Comparison of Hobbes and Thucydides on Leadership and Regimes
Conclusion
The Philosophic Roots of Realism and Neorealism
The Use and Abuse of Thucydides
An Alternative View of Thucydides
The Thucydidean Scholar
Notes
Works Cited
Index