Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau

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Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Pedro Diniz
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Conjuntura Austral
Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/110573
Resumo: The main goal of this article is to unveil the role of morality in State action on Classical Realism by revisiting the work of Hans J. Morgenthau. It is argued that Morgenthau’s international political theory is built in a mixed-rule deontology framework, in opposition to strong deontology and utilitarianism ideas. For the author, a statesman may bes prompted by the nature of politics to take morally reprehensive actions but nevertheless has moral responsibility in his agency and cannot get rid of the guilty from its choices. Given the impossibility of the greater good in politics and a statesman awareness of this dilemma, a prudent leader has to choose the lesser evil. By revisiting Morgenthau focusing on the moral aspect of Morgenthau writings, this article seeks to contribute for the specialized literature on traditions of international ethics, and for the recent effort of rereading Classical Realism in International Relations Theory. 
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spelling Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. MorgenthauA política como tragédia e ação moral na obra de Hans J. MorgenthauTeoria das Relações InternacionaisRealismo ClássicoHans MorgenthauAção moralInternational Relations TheoryClassical RealismHans MorgenthauMoral actionThe main goal of this article is to unveil the role of morality in State action on Classical Realism by revisiting the work of Hans J. Morgenthau. It is argued that Morgenthau’s international political theory is built in a mixed-rule deontology framework, in opposition to strong deontology and utilitarianism ideas. For the author, a statesman may bes prompted by the nature of politics to take morally reprehensive actions but nevertheless has moral responsibility in his agency and cannot get rid of the guilty from its choices. Given the impossibility of the greater good in politics and a statesman awareness of this dilemma, a prudent leader has to choose the lesser evil. By revisiting Morgenthau focusing on the moral aspect of Morgenthau writings, this article seeks to contribute for the specialized literature on traditions of international ethics, and for the recent effort of rereading Classical Realism in International Relations Theory. O objetivo deste artigo é o de desvendar o papel da moralidade na ação estatal no Realismo Clássico a partir de revisita a obra de Hans J. Morgenthau. Argumenta-se que a teoria política proposta pelo autor tem base deontológica mista (ou fraca) e se constrói em oposição àquelas deontológicas fortes e utilitaristas. Nesse contexto, se tem que o estadista em ofício pode ser levado pela natureza da política a adotar ações moralmente condenáveis, mas não se livra da culpa de suas escolhas e possui responsabilidade moral no exercício de sua agência. Na impossibilidade de realizar o bem maior em âmbito político e consciente de não poder fazê-lo, o tomador de decisão prudente deve escolher cursos de ação a partir da lógica do mal menor. Ao revisitar Morgenthau a luz da teoria política internacional destacando o debate sobre ação moral contida em seus escritos, o artigo busca contribuir tanto para literatura especializada em tradições de ética internacional, quanto para o esforço contemporâneo de releitura do Realismo Clássico em meio às teorias de Relações Internacionais.   UFRGS2021-04-29info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/11057310.22456/2178-8839.110573Conjuntura Austral; Vol. 12 No. 58 (2021); 7 - 18Conjuntura Austral; Vol. 12 Núm. 58 (2021); 7 - 18Conjuntura Austral; v. 12 n. 58 (2021); 7 - 182178-8839reponame:Conjuntura Australinstname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSporhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/110573/61584Copyright (c) 2021 Pedro Diniz Rochainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRocha, Pedro Diniz2021-05-18T12:20:45Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/110573Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustralPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oaiconjunturaaustral@ufrgs.br||reisdasilva@hotmail.com||nerint@ufrgs.br||andre.reis@ufrgs.br2178-88392178-8839opendoar:https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oaihttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oai2021-05-18T12:20:45Conjuntura Austral - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau
A política como tragédia e ação moral na obra de Hans J. Morgenthau
title Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau
spellingShingle Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau
Rocha, Pedro Diniz
Teoria das Relações Internacionais
Realismo Clássico
Hans Morgenthau
Ação moral
International Relations Theory
Classical Realism
Hans Morgenthau
Moral action
title_short Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau
title_full Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau
title_fullStr Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau
title_full_unstemmed Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau
title_sort Politics as tragedy and moral action in Hans J. Morgenthau
author Rocha, Pedro Diniz
author_facet Rocha, Pedro Diniz
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rocha, Pedro Diniz
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Teoria das Relações Internacionais
Realismo Clássico
Hans Morgenthau
Ação moral
International Relations Theory
Classical Realism
Hans Morgenthau
Moral action
topic Teoria das Relações Internacionais
Realismo Clássico
Hans Morgenthau
Ação moral
International Relations Theory
Classical Realism
Hans Morgenthau
Moral action
description The main goal of this article is to unveil the role of morality in State action on Classical Realism by revisiting the work of Hans J. Morgenthau. It is argued that Morgenthau’s international political theory is built in a mixed-rule deontology framework, in opposition to strong deontology and utilitarianism ideas. For the author, a statesman may bes prompted by the nature of politics to take morally reprehensive actions but nevertheless has moral responsibility in his agency and cannot get rid of the guilty from its choices. Given the impossibility of the greater good in politics and a statesman awareness of this dilemma, a prudent leader has to choose the lesser evil. By revisiting Morgenthau focusing on the moral aspect of Morgenthau writings, this article seeks to contribute for the specialized literature on traditions of international ethics, and for the recent effort of rereading Classical Realism in International Relations Theory. 
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