Abstract
This chapter introduces the central themes across which Nicholas Rengger made his lasting contribution to the political theory of international relations and the problem of world order: his Augustine-inspired idea of an ‘anti-Pelagian imagination’ favouring a sceptical, non-utopian, anti-perfectionist response to the dilemmas of the contemporary liberal world order; his Oakeshottian argument for a pluralist ‘conversation of mankind’ that would sustain an ethos of civility in world politics; and his critical engagement with the just war tradition as an institution of civil world order.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The civil condition in world politics |
| Subtitle of host publication | beyond tragedy and utopianism |
| Editors | Vassilios Paipais |
| Place of Publication | Bristol |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 1-26 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781529224207 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781529224177, 9781529224184 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Apr 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Bristol studies in international theory |
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Keywords
- Rengger
- Anti-pelagianism
- Oakeshott
- Conversation
- Civility
- Just war
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The civil condition in world politics: beyond tragedy and utopianism
Paipais, V. (Editor), 11 Apr 2022, Bristol: Bristol University Press. 249 p. (Bristol studies in international theory)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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