Truth and Power

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"Truth and Power" is a significant work by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that explores the relationship between political authority, moral responsibility, and the pursuit of truth in international affairs.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
political theory work
addresses dilemmas of ethical decision-making in foreign policy
problems of lying and deception in international politics
aimsTo analyze the relationship between truth and effective statecraft
clarify the moral obligations of political leaders
associatedWith Cold War era debates in international relations
author Hans Morgenthau
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Hans Morgenthau
discusses responsibility of scholars and intellectuals toward truth
role of conscience in political leadership
tension between national interest and universal moral norms
exploresConcept abuse of political power
ideology in international politics
moral limits of raison d’état
relationship between knowledge and power
responsibility of statesmen
role of public opinion in foreign policy
tension between morality and power
truth-telling in international politics
fieldOfWork ethics
international relations
political philosophy
genre international relations theory
political theory
hasPart essays on power and morality in foreign policy
essays on truth and political responsibility
hasPerspective classical realism
political realism
influencedBy Politics Among Nations
surface form: Hans Morgenthau’s earlier work Politics Among Nations

classical political realism
language English
mainSubject ethics in foreign policy
limits of power
moral responsibility in politics
political authority
relationship between truth and political power
role of intellectuals in politics
truth in international affairs
notableFor critique of amoral conceptions of power politics
emphasis on the duty to tell the truth in politics
linking political realism with moral responsibility
notableWork Truth and Power self-linksurface differs
philosophicalTradition realist political thought

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Hans Morgenthau notableWork Truth and Power
Truth and Power notableWork Truth and Power self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hans Morgenthau