Clausewitz: Philosopher of War

ISBN-13: 9781032101743 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 432 str.

Raymond Aron

Opis

In this edition, first published in 1983, the late Professor Raymond Aron, one of France’s most distinguished social scientists, presented a major re-evaluation of Carl von Clausewitz, ‘the genius of war’. He sees in Clausewitz a political philosopher of major importance, whose impact and significance permeate many facets of modern society.

Spis treści

Preface.  Introduction to Parts I, II and III: On the Interpretation of History.  Part I: From Writer to Writings  1. The Life of Clausewitz  2. The Formation of Thought (1804–30)  3. The Final Synthesis and the Strategic Debate  Part II: The Dialectic  4. The Means and the Ends  5. The Moral and The Physical  6. Defence and Attack  Part III: The Theoretical Scheme  7. The Art of War  8. Theory and History  9. From Theory to Doctrine.  Introduction to Parts IV and V  Part IV: Defender or Prosecutor?  10. Annihilation and Attrition  11. The Meeting of Two Revolutions  12. Arming the People  Part V: The Nuclear Age: The Gamble of Reason  13. The ‘Deterrence Cheque’  14. ‘War is a Chameleon’  15. Policy or the Expression of the Spirit of the State.  Epilogue: Goodbye to Arms, or the Great Illusion.  Index.

O autorze

Raymond Aron