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Philosophers of Peace and War: Kant, Clausewitz, Marx, Engles and Tolstoy

By W. B. Gallie

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1978
ISBN
0521217792, 9780521217798
LCC
JX1963 .G23
Open Library ID
OL4553962M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
897 kB (918922 bytes)
Series
The Wiles lectures
Pages
160\157
Time added
2011-04-18 11:31:18

Description

Intellectual eminence apart, what did Kant, Clausewitz, Marx and Engels, and Tolstoy have in common? Professor Gallic argues that they made contributions to 'international theory' - to the understanding of the character and causes of war and of the possibility of peace between nations - which were of unrivalled originality in their own times and remain of undiminished importance in ours. But these contributions have been either ignored or much misunderstood ; chiefly because, as with all intellectual efforts in unexplored fields, they were often imperfectly expressed, and were also overshadowed by their author's more striking achievements. Professor Gallic has sorted out, compared and contrasted, criticised and re-phrased the teachings of his chosen authors on peace and war.

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