How Long to Read Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics

How Long Does it Take to Read Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 17 minutes to read Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics by Kenneth W. Thompson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Recovering from its initial shock and resulting total absorption in the Watergate political scandal, the United States in the mid-1970s began to address itself to the moral implications of its politics, both national and international. The national concern with political values provided the 1976 presidential and congressional elections with perhaps the single most-discussed issue and continues to influence a generally more scrutinizing approach toward national policy. Are we using the best system of values to examine the nation's political problems? Must we forsake idealism for realism? These are two questions that Kenneth W. Thompson systematically discusses in his penetrating examination of the role that values play in America's political relations with the other nations of the world.In an effort to establish a common denominator for solving global problems, Thompson provides three major perspectives for policy: morality (what is right), power (what gains the most), and functionalism (what works the best to solve the problem), and he demonstrates the necessity for all three. As vice-president of the Rockefeller Foundation, Thompson was in charge of international cooperation in agriculture, education, and health in less-developed countries. In this position he gained firsthand knowledge of functionalism, which, he points out, can be practiced within the framework of power and ethics.Thompson says the issue of power -- particularly the United States' power -- in the coming century demands that nations act in a moral and rational manner. He reminds us that although experience is a competent guide, there is also much to be learned from the change that so dramatically confronts society as it moves into a world of interdependence.

How long is Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics?

Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics by Kenneth W. Thompson is 194 pages long, and a total of 49,276 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 60% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 29 minutes to read Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics aloud.

What Reading Level is Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics?

Ethics, Functionalism, and Power in International Politics is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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