International Relations According to the Philosophers
Abstract
The purpose of this research paper is to introduce the field of IR, its relevance with history, to organize in a logical way what is known and theorized about IR. This paper creates a general understanding of what history is, what is international relations, the importance of philosophers, different philosophical theories and the understanding of the subject of International Relations according to the philosophers.
Significance of History
History is a journey through time, full of happenings at every step and every turn that we take while revisiting the past. It is like travelling the travelled paths and witnessing the scars left behind by the ruthless time. It is written by the survivors for the survivors. A message left by the mankind for everyman. There is often a misconception about history that it repeats itself. It does not repeat itself, the historians repeat one another, the philosophers restate another periods philosophies and the leaders in the light of history take similar decisions in similar situations as the past. “Any fool can make history but it takes a genius to write it.” (Oscar Wilde)
Role of Philosophers
The philosophers, the lovers of wisdom as the term denotes since the beginning have been trying to explain the scenarios, the contexts, the underlying meanings hence proposing theories and general explanations for the happenings and realities that has prevailed during different times. The philosophers of the ancient Greeko-Roman empires still pose a great deal of influence over modern day thinkers as the pioneers of theories around us. Aristotle, Plato, Thucydides, Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Hegel, Marx, and many more had existed during different time periods in the history to help us understand and build our opinion.
Introduction to International Relations
International Relations, though considered as just a century old subject and a branch of Political Science, has its roots from the city states culture in the Greek
The purpose of this research paper is to introduce the field of IR, its relevance with history, to organize in a logical way what is known and theorized about IR. This paper creates a general understanding of what history is, what is international relations, the importance of philosophers, different philosophical theories and the understanding of the subject of International Relations according to the philosophers.
Significance of History
History is a journey through time, full of happenings at every step and every turn that we take while revisiting the past. It is like travelling the travelled paths and witnessing the scars left behind by the ruthless time. It is written by the survivors for the survivors. A message left by the mankind for everyman. There is often a misconception about history that it repeats itself. It does not repeat itself, the historians repeat one another, the philosophers restate another periods philosophies and the leaders in the light of history take similar decisions in similar situations as the past. “Any fool can make history but it takes a genius to write it.” (Oscar Wilde)
Role of Philosophers
The philosophers, the lovers of wisdom as the term denotes since the beginning have been trying to explain the scenarios, the contexts, the underlying meanings hence proposing theories and general explanations for the happenings and realities that has prevailed during different times. The philosophers of the ancient Greeko-Roman empires still pose a great deal of influence over modern day thinkers as the pioneers of theories around us. Aristotle, Plato, Thucydides, Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Hegel, Marx, and many more had existed during different time periods in the history to help us understand and build our opinion.
Introduction to International Relations
International Relations, though considered as just a century old subject and a branch of Political Science, has its roots from the city states culture in the Greek
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