This book provides an important reappraisal of the concept of human nature in contemporary realist international-political theory. Developing a Freudian philosophical anthropology for political realism, he argues for the careful resurrection of the concept of human nature in the wider study of international relations.

Autorentext
ROBERT SCHUETT ****has a Ph.D. from the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, UK.

Inhalt
Introduction: The Human Nature Question Political Realism and the Strange Death of Human Nature PART I. IS HUMAN NATURE DEAD? Classical Realism on Human Nature and Freud The Human Nature of Post-Classical Realism PART II. OUGHT HUMAN NATURE TO BE DEAD? Human Nature and the Political: Criticism and Counter-Criticism Human Nature, the Political, and the Virtues of Freudian Man Conclusion: In Defense of Human Nature Resurrecting the Realist Man, Freud, and Human Nature