Dialectics for IR: Hegel and the Dao

Shannon Brincat; L H M Ling

doi:10.1080/14747731.2014.940246

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Dialectics for IR: Hegel and the Dao

Shannon Brincat and L H M Ling

Globalizations, Vol.11(5), pp.661-687

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2014.940246

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Abstract

complementarity

contradiction

Daoism

dialectics

Hegel

sublation

Abstract: This article performs a thought experiment. We ask: what if we were to engage two venerable legacies of dialectics, Hegelianism and Daoism, to see what results in terms of our thinking in International Relations (IR) about World Politics (WP)? Would some kind of a shift, synthesis, or transformation occur, as suggested by the dialectical goal of both traditions? Our discussion focuses broadly on the question of understanding social relations in world politics-the interconnectivity and complexity of social life and the potential for transformation it engenders-a question of increasing relevance for and in mainstream IR. We close by suggesting that aesthetics may offer a means for Hegelianism and Daoism to revitalize each other-a question to be pursued through further dialogue and research. © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.

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Title: Dialectics for IR: Hegel and the Dao
Authors: Shannon Brincat (Author) - Griffith University
L H M Ling (Author) - New School New York, United States
Publication details: Globalizations, Vol.11(5), pp.661-687
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1080/14747731.2014.940246
ISSN: 1474-7731
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451237002621
Output Type: Journal article

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