Summary
John Horgan: The End of War
Force begets force. He who lies by the sword will perish by the sword. Although unfortunate, war is a fact. Almost everything else about war is disputed, claims John Horgan.
War has its historical beginning: war has not been fought since the beginning of time, but since the beginning of the first civilizations. Second, war is as much in human nature as peace – it is up to us whether we choose war or peace. Third, categorical pacifism at all costs is almost impossible to defend in all cases: for example, when you are attacked. And finally, according to all available data, there is less and less war every day, less than at any time in history. In The End of Warfare, Horgan shows that the end of warfare is both a desirable and a realistic goal within the reach of today's humanity. Soberly and gradually, with the help of a large library of writers-warriors and seekers of peace, the author searches for the sources of warfare, investigates the social life of chimpanzees and bonobos, warlike and peace-loving tribes, and the conduct of modern wars and non-violent movements.
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