Author Question: According to Tickner, what is wrong with Morgenthau's view of the relationship between morality and ... (Read 309 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Sep 10, 2018

According to Tickner, what is wrong with Morgenthau's view of the relationship between morality and political theory?

a. In Morgenthau's view, morality is an unnecessary element of a rational political theory.
b. Morgenthau's view recognizes only the existence of purely instrumental moral standards.
c. In Morgenthau's view, morality is either universal (and unattainable) or purely instrumental.
d. Morgenthau refuses to recognize the fact that more than one moral code might be applicable to political affairs.
e. Morgenthau insists that politics should be pursued according to a universal standard that cannot be attained.

Question 2

According to Morgenthau, which of the following conditions is most likely to generate stability and peace in a realist world?

a. a balance of power
b. the spread of democracy throughout the world
c. changing human nature through education to make it less warlike
d. moving beyond a system in which nation states are the key actors
e. the emergence of a world government to eliminate anarchy from the system