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Hans J. Morgenthau

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Hans J. Morgenthau

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    1. Hans J. Morgenthau Six Principles of Political Realism

    2. Who Was Hans J. Morgenthau? German-born and educated (Universities of Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich) Fled Germany in 1933 Advisor for U.S. State & Defense Depts. Illustrious teaching career (Harvard, Yale, Columbia, but mostly at the University of Chicago)

    3. Who? Cont. Politics Among Nations (1946) is viewed as a classic statement of the classical realist approach to international relations A founding member of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (1974) Committee named its award for eminent realist scholarship in American foreign policy

    4. Principle #1 Politics, like society in general, are governed by objective laws that have their roots in human nature Human nature is unchanging Therefore, it is possible to develop a rational theory that reflects these objective laws

    5. Principle #2 The main signpost of political realism is the concept of interest defined in terms of power Power infuses the rational order into the subject matter of politics Thus making the theoretical understanding of politics possible Political realism stresses the rational, objective, and unemotional

    6. Principle #3 Realism assumes that interest defined as power is an objective category which is universally value However, the meaning of ” interest” and “power” is not fixed once and for all Power is the control of man over man

    7. Principle #4 Political realism is aware of the moral significance of political action It is also aware of the tension between moral command and the requirements of successful political action

    8. Principle #5 Political realism refuses to identify the moral aspirations of a particular nation with the moral laws that govern the universe It is a concept of interest defined in terms of power that saves us from moral excess and political folly

    9. Principle #6 The political realist maintains the autonomy of the political sphere He/she asks, “How will this policy affect the power of the nation?” Political realism is based on a pluralistic conception of human nature A man who was nothing but “political man” would be a beast, for he would be completely lacking in moral restraints But, in order to develop an autonomous theory of political behavior, “political man” must be abstracted from other aspects of human nature

    10. The End Good Night, and Good Luck

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