国際社会の理念 The Idea of International Society : Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius

Vollerthun, Ursula/ Richardson, James L.

Cambridge University Press（2017/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 264 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108417143
• DDC分類 327.101

Full Description

This book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory: the view that sovereign states are not free to act at will, but are akin to members of a society, bound by its norms. It examines the period from the later fifteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries, focusing on four thinkers: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius himself, and is structured by the author's concept of international society. Erasmus' views on international relations have been entirely neglected, but underlying his work is a consistent image of international society. The theologian Francisco de Vitoria concerns himself with its normative principles, the lawyer Alberico Gentili - unexpectedly, the central figure in the narrative - with its extensive practical applications. Grotius, however, does not re-affirm the concept, but wavers at crucial points. This book suggests that the Grotian tradition is a misnomer.

Contents

1. Three ways of thinking about international relations; 2. Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam; 3. Francisco de Vitoria; 4. Alberico Gentili; 5. Hugo Grotius; 6. Conclusion.