Positivism and Normativism in the Theory of International Relations
This text is a polemical contribution to the debate on positivism and postpositivism in the study of international relations. It focuses on four aspects rendering Loužek's defence of positivism rather flimsy: first, the untenability of the positivism-normativism dichotomy. Second, a more detai...
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Institute of International Relations Prague
2006-03-01
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| author | Petr Kratochvíl |
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This text is a polemical contribution to the debate on positivism and
postpositivism in the study of international relations. It focuses on four
aspects rendering Loužek's defence of positivism rather flimsy: first, the
untenability of the positivism-normativism dichotomy. Second, a more
detailed analysis of theories incorrectly grouped with normativism. Third is
an analogous analysis of positivistic theories, and particularly their claims
to an epistemologically neutral access to reality, and fourth, we discuss
Loužek's ambivalent attitude to modernity, particularly to the notion of
progress.
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| spelling | doaj.art-49e918267a3e429d9a95435e8e3d0d5a2023-02-09T08:25:14ZengInstitute of International Relations PragueCzech Journal of International Relations0323-18442570-94292006-03-01411sPositivism and Normativism in the Theory of International RelationsPetr Kratochvíl This text is a polemical contribution to the debate on positivism and postpositivism in the study of international relations. It focuses on four aspects rendering Loužek's defence of positivism rather flimsy: first, the untenability of the positivism-normativism dichotomy. Second, a more detailed analysis of theories incorrectly grouped with normativism. Third is an analogous analysis of positivistic theories, and particularly their claims to an epistemologically neutral access to reality, and fourth, we discuss Loužek's ambivalent attitude to modernity, particularly to the notion of progress. https://ojs3.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/622Theory of international relationsphilosophy of social sciencepositivismpostpositivism |
| spellingShingle | Petr Kratochvíl Positivism and Normativism in the Theory of International Relations Czech Journal of International Relations Theory of international relations philosophy of social science positivism postpositivism |
| title | Positivism and Normativism in the Theory of International Relations |
| title_full | Positivism and Normativism in the Theory of International Relations |
| title_fullStr | Positivism and Normativism in the Theory of International Relations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Positivism and Normativism in the Theory of International Relations |
| title_short | Positivism and Normativism in the Theory of International Relations |
| title_sort | positivism and normativism in the theory of international relations |
| topic | Theory of international relations philosophy of social science positivism postpositivism |
| url | https://ojs3.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/622 |
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