This book provides a comprehensive investigation into Hans Morgenthau's life and work. Identifying power, knowledge, and dissent as the fundamental principles that have informed his worldview, this book argues that Morgenthau's lasting contribution to the discipline of International Relations is the human condition of politics.

1. Prolegomena: Realism and Worldview 2. Chapter I: Hans Morgenthau and Weimar 3. Chapter II: Power - Hans Morgenthau and Ontology 4. Chapter III: Knowledge - Hans Morgenthau and Epistemology 5. Chapter IV: Dissent - Hans Morgenthau and Political Agency 6. Epilogue: The Human Condition of Politics