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Intending the World: A Phenomenology of International Affairs
Ralph Pettman
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Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
How we look at the world is informed mainly by our assumptions and the ways in which we rationalise them. Seldom do we rely - or allow ourselves to rely - on 'gut thinking' or intuition.
Intending the World shows how rationalism, which is our primary approach in thinking about world affairs, is in crisis. By studying the world rationalistically, we objectify it and we look at it as detached from ourselves. But in doing so, we cease to see that we are using a perspective that limits as well as enlightens.
In a disciplinary first, Ralph Pettman ... Read more
How we look at the world is informed mainly by our assumptions and the ways in which we rationalise them. Seldom do we rely - or allow ourselves to rely - on 'gut thinking' or intuition.
Intending the World shows how rationalism, which is our primary approach in thinking about world affairs, is in crisis. By studying the world rationalistically, we objectify it and we look at it as detached from ourselves. But in doing so, we cease to see that we are using a perspective that limits as well as enlightens.
In a disciplinary first, Ralph Pettman ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522855326
SKU
V9780522855326
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About Ralph Pettman
Ralph Pettman is Director of the Master of International Politics program at the University of Melbourne. He has held teaching and research appointments at several prestigious universities including Princeton University, the University of Sydney and Cambridge University, and also worked at the Australian Human Rights Commission and the ABC. He is the author of several books, including World Politics: rationalism ... Read more
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