Posted on 11/01/2002 9:04:41 AM PST by WaterDragon
"The greater the disregard of history, the greater the delusions regarding the future." Robert D. Kaplan
OMED: there is a dispute about this book, particularly with respect to Kaplan's seeming belief that the spread of Western democracy is not necessarily a good thing across the globe. Here is a quote from Steven Alford, in a Houston Chronicle review: "Despite careful readings of Machiavelli and Hobbes, however, Kaplan fails to distinguish between selfishness and self-interest. While selfishness ignores the interests of others (Hobbes' idea of human nature), self-interest, in action, is a much more complex idea and one that distinguishes Machiavelli from Hobbes."
Peggy says that it is Alford who has misread Kaplan, not Kaplan who has misread Machiavelli. Now to Peggy's review, which deals with the central theme of the book.....(snip)
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