Stanley Hoffmann (1928-2015) was the Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor emeritus at Harvard University.
Hoffmann was born in Vienna in 1928, and moved to France with his family the following year. A French citizen since 1947, Hoffmann spent his childhood between Paris and Nice before studying at Sciences Po. He followed an academic career in the United States and founded Harvard's Center for European Studies in 1968.
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MAY 22, 1987 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: The Political Ethics of International Relations
Stanley Hoffmann says a danger in international affairs is "disembodied idealism," posing ethical solutions to political problems without understanding states and their interests.