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Why Men Fight

Paperback • 2009 • English

Why Men Fight

By Bertrand Russell

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Also published under the title of Principals of Social Reconstruction, and written in response to the devastation of World War I, Why Men Fight lays out Bertrand Russell's ideas on war, pacifism, reason, impulse, and personal liberty. He argues that the individualistic approach of traditional liberalism has reached its limits and that when individuals live passionately, they will have no desire for war or killing. Conversely, excessive restraint or reason causes us to live unnaturally and with h...Show more

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9780415487382

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Why Men Fight

Format

Paperback

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