International Relations’ Nomological Machines: The Neo-Neo Synthesis’s Tale of Law-Like Explanations
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| contents | International Relations’ Nomological Machines: The Neo-Neo Synthesis’s Tale of Law-Like Explanations Enzo Lenine Mariana Lyra Política neo neo synthesis nomological machines philosophy of science International relations theory Objective/context: This article introduces debates on Nancy Cartwright’s concept of nomological machines applied to international relations theory. What the neo-neo synthesis claims as the essence of the international system is a set of conditions imposed upon international phenomena for the latter to fit into the theories themselves. It argues that the law-like explanations tailored by neorealism and neoliberalism are by no means a representation of the world as it is, but rather a predication of the world as these theories want it to be.Methodology It critically reviews the foundations of neo-neo theories, suggesting a philosophical methodology by reframing the ontological terms of neorealism and neoliberalism based on the concept of nomological machines.Conclusions This article contends that neo-neo theories could benefit from a capacities-oriented approach, which offers a less categorical understanding of how explanations of international phenomena are tailored, allowing alternative principles to provide invaluable insights about the international system.Originality This paper innovates by intersecting the ideas of nomological machines with the metatheoretical debate on international relations, thus enabling theoretical improvement. 2024 artículo científico 0121-5612 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81276438005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/81276438005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/movil https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint117.2024.05 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=812 Colombia Internacional application/pdf Universidad de los Andes Colombia Internacional (Colombia) Num.117 |
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| spellingShingle | International Relations’ Nomological Machines: The Neo-Neo Synthesis’s Tale of Law-Like Explanations Enzo Lenine Política neo neo synthesis nomological machines philosophy of science International relations theory International Relations’ Nomological Machines: The Neo-Neo Synthesis’s Tale of Law-Like Explanations Enzo Lenine Mariana Lyra Política neo neo synthesis nomological machines philosophy of science International relations theory Objective/context: This article introduces debates on Nancy Cartwright’s concept of nomological machines applied to international relations theory. What the neo-neo synthesis claims as the essence of the international system is a set of conditions imposed upon international phenomena for the latter to fit into the theories themselves. It argues that the law-like explanations tailored by neorealism and neoliberalism are by no means a representation of the world as it is, but rather a predication of the world as these theories want it to be.Methodology It critically reviews the foundations of neo-neo theories, suggesting a philosophical methodology by reframing the ontological terms of neorealism and neoliberalism based on the concept of nomological machines.Conclusions This article contends that neo-neo theories could benefit from a capacities-oriented approach, which offers a less categorical understanding of how explanations of international phenomena are tailored, allowing alternative principles to provide invaluable insights about the international system.Originality This paper innovates by intersecting the ideas of nomological machines with the metatheoretical debate on international relations, thus enabling theoretical improvement. 2024 artículo científico 0121-5612 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81276438005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/81276438005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/movil https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint117.2024.05 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=812 Colombia Internacional application/pdf Universidad de los Andes Colombia Internacional (Colombia) Num.117 |
| title | International Relations’ Nomological Machines: The Neo-Neo Synthesis’s Tale of Law-Like Explanations |
| topic | Política neo neo synthesis nomological machines philosophy of science International relations theory |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81276438005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/81276438005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/812/81276438005/movil https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint117.2024.05 |