Duncan Bell is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Christ's College. His research interests span political theory, international relations theory, and the history of political thought.

• 1. Introduction: Under an Empty Sky ; 2. The Ancient Greeks and Modern Realism: Ethics, Persuasion, and Power ; 3. A Theoretical Missed Opportunity? Hans J. Morgenthau as Critical Realist ; 4. Hans J. Morgenthau and the Legacy of Max Weber ; 5. E. H. Carr versus Hans J. Morgenthau: Conflicting Conceptions of Ethics in International Relations ; 6. The Ethic of Reality in Hannah Arendt ; 7. Towards a More Reflective Political Realism ; 8. Realism's 'Hidden Dialogue': Leo Strauss, War and Politics ; 9. Pessimistic Realism and Realistic Pessimism ; 10. Realism and the Politics of (Dis)Enchantment ; 11. Political Theory and the Realistic Spirit ; 12. Normative Political Theory: A Flight from Reality?

this collection is one of the most illuminating sets of commentaries on realism to have appeared for many years, some of the contributions standing out as having especial value

Duncan Bell is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Christ's College. His research interests span political theory, international relations theory, and the history of political thought.

• 1. Introduction: Under an Empty Sky ; 2. The Ancient Greeks and Modern Realism: Ethics, Persuasion, and Power ; 3. A Theoretical Missed Opportunity? Hans J. Morgenthau as Critical Realist ; 4. Hans J. Morgenthau and the Legacy of Max Weber ; 5. E. H. Carr versus Hans J. Morgenthau: Conflicting Conceptions of Ethics in International Relations ; 6. The Ethic of Reality in Hannah Arendt ; 7. Towards a More Reflective Political Realism ; 8. Realism's 'Hidden Dialogue': Leo Strauss, War and Politics ; 9. Pessimistic Realism and Realistic Pessimism ; 10. Realism and the Politics of (Dis)Enchantment ; 11. Political Theory and the Realistic Spirit ; 12. Normative Political Theory: A Flight from Reality?

this collection is one of the most illuminating sets of commentaries on realism to have appeared for many years, some of the contributions standing out as having especial value

Duncan Bell is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Christ's College. His research interests span political theory, international relations theory, and the history of political thought.

• 1. Introduction: Under an Empty Sky ; 2. The Ancient Greeks and Modern Realism: Ethics, Persuasion, and Power ; 3. A Theoretical Missed Opportunity? Hans J. Morgenthau as Critical Realist ; 4. Hans J. Morgenthau and the Legacy of Max Weber ; 5. E. H. Carr versus Hans J. Morgenthau: Conflicting Conceptions of Ethics in International Relations ; 6. The Ethic of Reality in Hannah Arendt ; 7. Towards a More Reflective Political Realism ; 8. Realism's 'Hidden Dialogue': Leo Strauss, War and Politics ; 9. Pessimistic Realism and Realistic Pessimism ; 10. Realism and the Politics of (Dis)Enchantment ; 11. Political Theory and the Realistic Spirit ; 12. Normative Political Theory: A Flight from Reality?

this collection is one of the most illuminating sets of commentaries on realism to have appeared for many years, some of the contributions standing out as having especial value