Reviews for Traditions of International Ethics

The average rating for Traditions of International Ethics based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-11-02 00:00:00 Michael Stephens My favorite book of the International Politics curriculum. The authors use the context of "tradition" to determine the role ethics play in international relations. They use a variety of ethical lenses, as well as the concept of "rights" and the use of the Bible in shaping intra- and inter-state norms. The only weakness in this book that I saw is Cartwright's assessment of how the Bible has been used as a normative tool -- he overgeneralizes, attempts to offer interpretation of Scripture at places where he is clearly not an expert, and misses many of the Christian influences on governing that would help understand the role the Bible still plays in American foreign policy and domestic ethics.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-18 00:00:00 Don Strausburg This book looks at ethical approaches to the study of international politics that have been dominant at different times, starting with realism, and going through Kantian idealism, contractarianism, consequentialism/utilitarianism, and Marxist approaches.