System and Process in International Politics - Softcover

Kaplan, Morton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954796624 ISBN 13: 9780954796624

Publisher: ECPR Press, 2005

Synopsis

System and Process (1957) broke the mould in political science by combining systems, game, and cybernetic concepts in its theoretical formulations. Since its publication, serious research in international relations has needed to respond to the bold hypotheses that matched equilibrial rules with type of system. Kaplan's life-long interest in finding an objective basis for moral judgments had its scholarly origins in an appendix of this classical book, which incorporated his understanding of philosophy and, in particular, the philosophy of science. A second appendix on 'The Mechanisms of Regulation' explored the cybernetic and recursive nature of knowing.

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About the Author

Morton A. Kaplan is Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago. He has written or edited 30 books and over 100 articles and monographs. The Political Foundations of International Law, co-authored by Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach, one of the leading books in its field, applied Kaplan’s theories to international law, and was translated into numerous languages. Kaplan also organised many conferences; these included `The Fall of the Soviet Empire,’ which he chaired in 1985 and conferences in 1980 and 1981 on South Africa, designed to abolish apartheid.

Edition details

• Publisher: ECPR Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0954796624
• ISBN 13: 9780954796624
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258