What Moves Man

1. Introduction

Exploring the Realist Image of Man
Main Arguments
Approach and Layout of This Book
Why is This Study Important?

Part I: What Moves Man? An Analysis of the Realist Psychology


2. The Roots of Realism

Introduction
The Roots of Realism in the History of Thucydides
Alternatives to Realism in the History of Thucydides
Summary and Conclusions

3. Realism Goes Modern

Introduction
Niccolo Machiavelli
Thomas Hobbes
Summary and Conclusions

4. Realism Today

Introduction
"Classical" Realism in the Twentieth Century
Neorealism and Beyond
Rational Choice and Game Theory
Summary and Conclusions

5. Realist Man through the Ages: A Synopsis

The Realist Image of Man
The Role of Motivational Assumptions in Realist Theory
The Effects of the Realist Use of Motivational Assumptions

Part II: Sunglasses at Night: A Critique of the Realist Psychology


6. What Is Wrong with the Realist Psychology?

The Incompleteness of Realist Motivational Assumptions
The Bias of Realist Motivational Assumptions
Realist Defenses

7. The Effects of the Realist Bias

How Biased Assumptions Produce Biased Interpretations
How Biased Interpretations Affect Realist Scholarship
How Theoretical Biases Affect Reality
How the Realist Bias Affects International Politics

8. A Self-Fulfilling Prophesy?

The Problem of the Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
The Prophetic Status of the Realist Paradigm
Concluding Observations

9. Conclusion: Great Debates and Small Suggestions

Realism-Where Do We Go from Here?
Complementary Motivational Assumptions in International Relations Theory
Transcending the Third Debate

Appendix: Biographical Notes on Authors of Classical Realism


Notes


Bibliography


Index