Annette Freyberg-Inan is Assistant Professor of World and Comparative Politics at the University of Amsterdam.

• 1. Introduction Exploring the Realist Image of ManMain ArgumentsApproach and Layout of This BookWhy is This Study Important? Part I: What Moves Man? An Analysis of the Realist Psychology 2. The Roots of Realism IntroductionThe Roots of Realism in the History of ThucydidesAlternatives to Realism in the History of ThucydidesSummary and Conclusions 3. Realism Goes Modern IntroductionNiccolo MachiavelliThomas HobbesSummary and Conclusions 4. Realism Today Introduction"Classical" Realism in the Twentieth CenturyNeorealism and BeyondRational Choice and Game TheorySummary and Conclusions 5. Realist Man through the Ages: A Synopsis The Realist Image of ManThe Role of Motivational Assumptions in Realist TheoryThe 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 AssumptionsThe Bias of Realist Motivational AssumptionsRealist Defenses 7. The Effects of the Realist Bias How Biased Assumptions Produce Biased InterpretationsHow Biased Interpretations Affect Realist ScholarshipHow Theoretical Biases Affect RealityHow the Realist Bias Affects International Politics 8. A Self-Fulfilling Prophesy? The Problem of the Self-Fulfilling ProphesyThe Prophetic Status of the Realist ParadigmConcluding Observations 9. Conclusion: Great Debates and Small Suggestions Realism—Where Do We Go from Here?Complementary Motivational Assumptions in International Relations TheoryTranscending the Third Debate Appendix: Biographical Notes on Authors of Classical Realism Notes Bibliography Index