TY - JOUR T1 - A Study of the Philosophical Foundations of the Mainstream Theories in International Relations TT - بررسی مبانی فلسفی (فرانظری) نظریه های جریان اصلی در روابط بین الملل JF - iauh-ipsj JO - iauh-ipsj VL - 1 IS - 1 UR - http://ipsj.iauh.ac.ir/article-1-22-en.html Y1 - 2022 SP - 36 EP - 60 KW - International relations KW - mainstream theories KW - philosophical foundations KW - positivism KW - epistemology N2 - Philosophical foundations of theories refer to those preconceived principles and principles that discuss the ontology, epistemology, and methodology of theories and create specific guidelines and frameworks in this field for theories. The author's aim in this article is to examine the philosophical foundations of mainstream views, including neo-realism, neo liberalism, and neoclassical realism, which are based on the philosophy of positive science. The main question of this research is what are the philosophical foundations of mainstream theories? The hypothesis and answer of this research is that the philosophical foundations of mainstream theories are based on the foundations of the philosophy of positive science and tries to show that the field of international relations can be known as experimental sciences based on scientific tools. The author tries to explain these principles with the help of the analytical -descriptive method and using the quotations of the main theorists of this approach. M3 10.21859/IPSJ.1.1.36 ER -