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Macropolitics - Essays on the Philosophy and Science of Politics (Hardcover)
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Macropolitics - Essays on the Philosophy and Science of Politics (Hardcover)
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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 sciencei?1/2a milestone on our quest for
understanding i?1/2 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 i?1/2
thorough, careful, fair-minded."
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