EXOPOLITICS Classical Greek Theory & Praxis of Foreign Affairs ABSTRACT One of the fundamental weaknesses of political theory

is its marginalization of international relations. This regretable tradition began with the classical focus on the polis as the center of civilized life. Starting with the Greeks, the history of political thought thus relegated exopolitics or external affairs to the periphery of philosophical inquiry. While this preoccupation with domestic politics may have been acceptable in the past, it can no longer be tolerated. With the growing importance of globalization both in actual politics and academic studies, a reorientation of political theory is imperative. Students of international relations would then do well to investigate in depth the philosophical origins of their subject. Yet so far, with very few exceptions, the theorists of macropolitics and foreign policy have not looked to the wisdom of the ages for possible contributions to the discipline. The general motive behind this monograph is to contribute in correcting this situation by uncovering hidden metaphors between classical political philosophy and modern world affairs. In spite of the very little thought which has apparently been given by philosophers to exopolitics, students of international relations can still benefit by the distilled wisdom of the past. Even a modicum of the timeless normative and empirical speculations of ancient philosophers can help the modern student of international affairs in the search for general models and standards. This book attempts to do that by looking into the classical origins of political philosophy in the Greek world during the five centuries of the Hellenic Era, focusing in the monumental Platonic and Aristetelian thought. It is the contention here that classical theory trichotomizes public affairs from the central micro-politic, via the intermediate meso-ethnic, to the peripheral macro-cosmic domains, thus reflecting the diminishing morality from interpersonal to international relations. Consequently, the main thesis emphasizes the necessary coexistence of the polis-ethnos-cosmos complex and the ongoing need to deal with their eternal trilemma. On the basis of this conceptual framework, the book presents the interstate and international components of classical Greek philosophy, in both its temporal and perennial aspects. Finally, it concludes by applying classical thought to modern conditions, thus showing the lasting quality of great philosophical truths. Paris Arnopoulos

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EXOPOLITICS: CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL THEORY -------------------------------------------------------PROSPECTUS Paris Arnopoulos, Professor of Political Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Interdisciplinary monograph study of Ancient Hellenic Political Theory of Interstate and International Relations. University students, academic scholars, educated public in the fields of: Greek Classics, Diplomatic History; International Affairs, Political Philosophy and Social Sciences.

PURPOSE: Introduce the reader to the neglected area comprising the classical thought of world politics, thus show its relevance to an understanding of the contemporary global system. METHOD: Traditional scholarly research of primary and secondary sources combining comparative, historic, analytic and synthetic approaches. CONTENTS: Three Parts of two Sections each: Total Eighteen Chapters. I. Theoretical Introduction and Historical Background; II. Platonic and Aristotelian Macropolitical Thought; III. Ideal Foreign Policy and General Conclusion. FORMAT: Three Hundred Camera-Ready pages of text One Megabyte Macintosh Claris Works diskette. End of chapter citation notes and references. 300 Book Bibliography in addition to 100 classical sources. Glossary, Index, Tables, Diagrams, Maps.

REFERENCES: No equivalent work exists in the same field and subject. The closest comparative books are out of print and out of date: H. Baldry. Unity of Mankind in Greek Thought. Cambridge, 1965 R. H. Cox. Locke on War and Peace. Oxford at Clarendon. 1960 P. J. Fliess. Thucydides & the Politics of Bipolarity. Louisiana, 66 G. Murray. Hellenism and the Modern World. Allen & Unwin, 53 F. M. Russell. Theories of International Relations. New York, '36 DATE: Manuscript ready for publication.