A Realist's Ideal Pursuit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12907385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kai He (0000-0003-2335-7638, Utah State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-197 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Chinese Journal of International Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-8916 • E-ISSN: 1750-8924 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cjip/por016 |
| OpenAlex | W2112514777 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
It is no exaggeration to say that Yan Xuetong's Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power is a path-breaking project that integrates ancient Chinese philosophy, Pre-Qin history, and contemporary International Relations (IR) theory. Although Yan has not introduced a new grand theory of IR in the book per se, he has paved a fresh theoretical and intellectual path to reforming current, western-philosophy-and-history-based IR theory. If scholars follow Yan's guidance and approach as laid out in the book, it will be no surprise to see developed more than one new IR theory. The book is translated from Yan's research on pre-Qin international political philosophy and its implications for the rise of China. It consists of three parts: Yan's three articles on pre-Qin philosophical masters' writings on international politics;1 three critical reviews of Yan's articles by three brilliant Chinese scholars, as well as Yan's responses to his critics; and three useful appendixes giving background information on Yan's research. The book raises three major arguments in the book. They are: (i) norms and morality determine the stability of interstate order, and the hierarchical relation among states is conducive to world peace; (ii) humane authority is a superior model for great powers compared to hegemony and tyranny in international politics; and (iii) political power is the most important element of power compared to economic, military, and soft power. It is obvious that each of these arguments poses fundamental challenges to the major canons of contemporary IR theory
China · Chinese philosophy · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Hegemony · Ideal (ethics · International relations · International relations theory · Morality · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |