Scientific Man vs. Power Politics
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Scientific Man vs. Power Politics is a seminal 1946 work of political theory by Hans Morgenthau that critiques rationalist and scientific approaches to politics and lays foundations for classical realism in international relations.
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| Scientific Man vs. Power Politics canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scientific Man vs. Power Politics Context triple: [Hans Morgenthau, notableWork, Scientific Man vs. Power Politics]
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A.
The Great Political Superstition
"The Great Political Superstition" is an essay by Herbert Spencer that critiques blind faith in governmental authority and challenges the belief that the state is inherently a force for good.
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B.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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C.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
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D.
The Science of Liberty
The Science of Liberty is a nonfiction book by science writer Timothy Ferris that explores the historical relationship between scientific progress and the development of liberal democracy.
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E.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scientific Man vs. Power Politics Target entity description: Scientific Man vs. Power Politics is a seminal 1946 work of political theory by Hans Morgenthau that critiques rationalist and scientific approaches to politics and lays foundations for classical realism in international relations.
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A.
The Great Political Superstition
"The Great Political Superstition" is an essay by Herbert Spencer that critiques blind faith in governmental authority and challenges the belief that the state is inherently a force for good.
-
B.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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C.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
-
D.
The Science of Liberty
The Science of Liberty is a nonfiction book by science writer Timothy Ferris that explores the historical relationship between scientific progress and the development of liberal democracy.
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E.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of political theory ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
international relations theory
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political theory ⓘ |
| author | Hans Morgenthau ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
positivism in political science
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rationalist approaches to politics ⓘ scientific approaches to politics ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
limits of human reason in politics
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moral dilemmas in political action ⓘ role of power in politics ⓘ tragic view of politics ⓘ |
| field |
international relations
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political science ⓘ |
| genre |
international relations theory
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
debates on scientific method in political science
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realist scholars in international relations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of power politics
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analysis of scientific man ⓘ critique of liberal rationalism ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a seminal realist text ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between moral principles and political necessity
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critique of utopianism in politics ⓘ skepticism toward social engineering ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hans Morgenthau
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surface form:
Hans Morgenthau's Politics Among Nations
realist theory of international relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classical realism in international relations
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critique of rationalism in politics ⓘ human nature and politics ⓘ limits of scientific approaches to politics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic statement of Morgenthau's realist ideas
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laying foundations for classical realism in IR ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | realism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Chicago Press ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
political realism
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power politics ⓘ scientific man ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Politics Among Nations ⓘ |
| theoreticalTradition | classical realism ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed | modern politics ⓘ |
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