Martin Wight was one of the most influential twentieth-century British thinkers who investigated on international politics and continues to inspire the English school of international relations. Containing a previously unpublished essay by Wight, this book brings this essay, "Fortune's Banter", to light.

Autorentext

Michele Chiaruzzi teaches International Relations in the Università di Bologna, Italy.

Inhalt

Introduction
Wight's Intent: Text, Context, Method
The Wind of Politics. Disputing Determinism
A Polemical Reflex
The Essence of Political Realism: Tragedy or Irony?
Fortune and Irony as Experiential Acquisitions
The Causal and Moral Complexity of Politics
Velle Non Discitur? The Impact of Will in Politics
Resisting Destiny