This book argues that our current lack of recognising and understanding the different forms meta-theorising takes, hampers the ways in which fruitful engagement between meta-theories can be conducted.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction Chapter 1 - Three Images of Meta-Theory in International Relations: Reflexive Engagement, Scholasticism, and Paradigmatism Chapter 2 - The Rhetoric of Inquiry: On the Relation Between Form and Content in IR Meta-Theory Chapter 3 - Logics of Argumentation: Monism, Pluralism, Displacement and Diversity Chapter 4 - Styles of Argumentation: Dogmatism, Pragmatics, Deconstruction and Hermeneutics Chapter 5 - Meta-Theorising and Competing Conceptions Of 'The Real' Chapter 6 - understanding and the ethos of conversation Conclusion