War examines the nature of war and presents a genealogy of Western ideas and practices spanning over 2500 years.
"In today's predominantly liberal climate, it comes very naturally to us to read Nietzsche as a thinker who was fundamentally opposed to murderous forms of conflict; and certainly, throughout his oeuvre, he repeatedly articulates a preference for measured modes of struggle - suc…
"In today's predominantly liberal climate, it comes very naturally to us to read Nietzsche as a thinker who was fundamentally opposed to murderous forms of conflict; and certainly, throughout his oeuvre, he repeatedly articulates a preference for measured modes of struggle - suc…
Nietzsche controversially valorizes struggle and war as necessary ingredients of human flourishing. In this book, James S. Pearson reconstructs Nietzsche's rationale for placing such high value on relations of conflict. In doing so, Pearson reveals how Nietzsche's celebration of…
"In today's predominantly liberal climate, it comes very naturally to us to read Nietzsche as a thinker who was fundamentally opposed to murderous forms of conflict; and certainly, throughout his oeuvre, he repeatedly articulates a preference for measured modes of struggle - suc…
"In today's predominantly liberal climate, it comes very naturally to us to read Nietzsche as a thinker who was fundamentally opposed to murderous forms of conflict; and certainly, throughout his oeuvre, he repeatedly articulates a preference for measured modes of struggle - suc…
"Début 2003, un très important dispositif de guerre a pris position dans le Golfe. On soupçonne le dirigeant de l'Irak, Saddam Hussein, de disposer "d'armes de destruction massive" et de s'apprêter à en faire usage contre les États-Unis d'Amérique. On lui prête même, contre tout…
International law has lacked a widely-accepted definition of armed conflict despite the essential human rights and other rules that depend on such a definition. During armed conflict, government forces have "combatant immunity" to kill without warning. They may detain enemy forc…