Thucydides, Hobbes, and the Interpretation of Realism

This Original Book Has Been Consistently Cited By Scholars Of International Relations Who Explore The Roots Of Realism In Thucydides's History And The Political Philosophy Of Thomas Hobbes. While Acknowledging That Neither Thinker Fits Perfectly Within The Confines Of International Relations Realism, Laurie M. Johnson Proposes Hobbes's Philosophy Is More Closely Aligned With It Than Thucydides's. Ch. 1. Human Nature. Hobbes. Thucydides. A Comparison Of Hobbes And Thucydides On Human Nature -- Ch. 2. Justice. Hobbes. Thucydides. A Comparison Of Hobbes And Thucydides On Justice -- Ch. 3. Leadership And Regimes. Hobbes. Thucydides. A Comparison Of Hobbes And Thucydides On Leadership And Regimes. The Philosophic Roots Of Realism And Neorealism. The Use And Abuse Of Thucydides. An Alternative View Of Thucydides. The Thucydidean Scholar Laurie M. Johnson Issued Also As Theauthor's Thesis (ph. D.), Northern Illinois University, 1990 Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In English.