The Tragic Mind
Robert D. Kaplan
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy
Some books emerge from a lifetime of hard-won knowledge. Robert D. Kaplan has learned, from a career spent reporting on wars, revolutions, and international politics in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, that the essence of geopolitics is tragedy. In The Tragic Mind, he employs the works of ancient Greek dramatists, Shakespeare, German philosophers, and the modern classics to explore the central subjects of international politics: order, disorder, rebellion, ambition, loyalty to family and state, violence, and the mistakes of power. The great dilemmas of international politics, he argues, are not posed by good versus evil—a clear and easy choice—but by contests of good versus good, where the choices are often searing, incompatible, and fraught with consequences. A deeply learned and deeply felt meditation on the importance of lived experience in conducting international relations, this is a book for everyone who wants a profound understanding of the tragic politics of our time.
Duration - 3h 59m.
Author - Robert D. Kaplan.
Narrator - John Chancer.
Published Date - Saturday, 28 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Robert D. Kaplan ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy Some books emerge from a lifetime of hard-won knowledge. Robert D. Kaplan has learned, from a career spent reporting on wars, revolutions, and international politics in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, that the essence of geopolitics is tragedy. In The Tragic Mind, he employs the works of ancient Greek dramatists, Shakespeare, German philosophers, and the modern classics to explore the central subjects of international politics: order, disorder, rebellion, ambition, loyalty to family and state, violence, and the mistakes of power. The great dilemmas of international politics, he argues, are not posed by good versus evil—a clear and easy choice—but by contests of good versus good, where the choices are often searing, incompatible, and fraught with consequences. A deeply learned and deeply felt meditation on the importance of lived experience in conducting international relations, this is a book for everyone who wants a profound understanding of the tragic politics of our time. Duration - 3h 59m. Author - Robert D. Kaplan. Narrator - John Chancer. Published Date - Saturday, 28 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Robert D. Kaplan ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Preface
Duration:00:09:44
Chapter 1
Duration:00:36:04
Chapter 2
Duration:00:25:23
Chapter 3
Duration:00:26:31
Chapter 4
Duration:00:11:35
Chapter 5
Duration:00:21:05
Chapter 6
Duration:00:11:27
Chapter 7
Duration:00:11:01
Chapter 8
Duration:00:15:23
Chapter 9
Duration:00:15:52
Chapter 10
Duration:00:13:27
Chapter 11
Duration:00:10:40
Chapter 12
Duration:00:06:45
Chapter 13
Duration:00:09:59
Chapter 14
Duration:00:06:40
Epilogue
Duration:00:06:27
Back Matter
Duration:00:00:49