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. For this volume, Kaplan has
written a long essay on the philosophical foundations of his work,
which constitutes one of his most important statements. He develops
and explains within a philosophical context his contention that
values can be treated in an empirically meaningful fashion.
Organized to expand or illustrate the major points raised in this
introduction, the essays that follow deal with such topics as the
nature and utility of systems theory, empirical treatment of
historical explanations, the systemic and psychological foundations
of values, and empirical applications of systems theory in
analyzing international political systems. Enlarging the dialogue
between conflicting viewpoints, Kaplan exposes the common roots of
Western scientific thought and Marxist philosophy, emphasizing that
both status quo and revolutionary philosophies are one-sided. In
his new introduction, Ira Sharkansky sees this as a truly
groundbreaking work: "thanks in considerable part to the
contributions of Professor Kaplan, international relations theory
is a major component of political sciencei1/2a milestone on our
quest for understanding i1/2 a distinguished part of the ongoing
record." When the book first appeared, William Welch in the
"American Political Science Review" called it "excellent: his
weighing against the evidence of competing hypotheses is truly
exemplary i1/2 thorough, careful, fair-minded." "Morton A. Kaplan"
is Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science Emeritus at
the University of Chicago, and was editor and publisher of
TheWorldandI.com, and founding president of the Professors World
Peace Academy. He was also chairman of the Committee on
International Relations at the University of Chicago, and a member
of the Hudson Institute. He is recognized as a founder of modern
international relations theory and of political systems theory.
"Ira Sharkansky" is professor in the Department of Political
Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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