Abstract

RAMON-FERNANDES, Vítor. Ontology and epistemology of the international order in Raymond Aron's thought. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2015, n.45, pp.111-122. ISSN 1645-9199.

The intention is to challenge the common perception that Raymond Aron is a realist author. Indeed, despite the author's close affinities with classical realism Aron's thinking displays a Kantian dimension and an idealist thinking concerned with moral issues and with a certain notion of freedom that set him apart from realism. The argument is that within the realm of International Relations the thinking of Raymond Aron is best seen as resulting from the existing tension between realism and liberalism, starting from a position close to classical realism that evolved towards what is considered to be the via media in International Relations.

Keywords : Raymond Aron; Epistemology; Ontology; Power.

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