TY - JOUR
T1 - On Wendt's philosophy: a critique
AU - Suganami, Hidemi
N1 - Suganami, Hidemi, 'On Wendt's philosophy: a critique', Review of International Studies, 28 (2002), pp. 23–37
PY - 2002/1
Y1 - 2002/1
N2 - This article subjects to a close philosophical scrutiny the internal logic of Wendt’s extensive argument regarding his work’s location in the field—in particular, how it relates to, and differs from, the American ‘rationalist’ orthodoxy in IR, comprising neorealism and
neoliberalism. I argue that his empirical hypotheses regarding collective identity formation are plausible in their own right, but that his complex philosophical argumentation, by means of which he tries to locate his work within the American scientific orthodoxy, but away from its individualist core, is unconvincing.
AB - This article subjects to a close philosophical scrutiny the internal logic of Wendt’s extensive argument regarding his work’s location in the field—in particular, how it relates to, and differs from, the American ‘rationalist’ orthodoxy in IR, comprising neorealism and
neoliberalism. I argue that his empirical hypotheses regarding collective identity formation are plausible in their own right, but that his complex philosophical argumentation, by means of which he tries to locate his work within the American scientific orthodoxy, but away from its individualist core, is unconvincing.
U2 - 10.1017/S0260210502000232
DO - 10.1017/S0260210502000232
M3 - Article
SN - 0260-2105
VL - 28
SP - 23
EP - 37
JO - Review of International Studies
JF - Review of International Studies
IS - 1
ER -