Barbarous Philosophers: Reflections on the Nature of War from Herclitus to Heisenberg - Christopher Coker - Libros - Oxford University Press - 9780199327249 - 21 de septiembre de 2010
En caso de que portada y título no coincidan, el título será el correcto

Christopher Coker
Barbarous Philosophers: Reflections on the Nature of War from Herclitus to Heisenberg

Recibe un correo electrónico cuando el artículo esté disponible
¿Tienes un perfil? Iniciar sesión

Nuestros clientes opinan:

Política de devolución de 14 días conforme a la legislación europea de protección de los consumidores
Mejor valorado en Trustpilot
Añadir a tu lista de deseos de iMusic

This is not a book about philosophy and war. It is a book on contemporary conflict in which the author invokes philosophy to help understand the problems that we face in fighting war today. Barbarous Philosophers sets out to discuss the nature of war through the work of sixteen philosophers from Heraclitus in the sixth century BC to the philosopher-physicist Werner Heisenberg writing in the 1950s. Each section begins with a brief epigram representative of each writer's thinking. The contention of the book is that war, as opposed to warfare, is largely an invention of philosophy--our reflection on organised collective violence that date from the time we emerged from the hunter-gatherer stage of development and created the first civilisations centred around city life. The Greek philosophers were the first to invent what Pascal called the 'rules' of war and in representing the nature of war they also influenced how it was conducted to the extent that generals allowed their minds to be shaped over time by the work of philosophy. The purpose of philosophy, writes Herbert Simon, is to understand meaningful simplicity in the midst of disorderly complexity. Behind the flux of everyday life there is an 'ordered' existence which it is the task of philosophy to uncover if it can. Behind the ever changing character of war lies its nature that needs to be grasped if it is to be waged successfully.

Medios de comunicación Libros     Hardcover Book   (Libro con lomo y cubierta duros)
Publicado 21 de septiembre de 2010
ISBN13 9780199327249
Editores Oxford University Press
Páginas 288
Dimensiones 224 × 23 × 145 mm   ·   476 g
Lengua Inglés  

Mas por Christopher Coker

Mostrar todo

Mere med samme udgiver

Ver todo de Christopher Coker ( Ej. Hardcover Book , Paperback Book y Book )