Does human nature make war inevitable?
Does human nature make war inevitable?
“There is no such thing as inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom. Is war embedded in our nature? To be able to answer such complex question one must consider the arguments that may perhaps offer rational value to explain why this assertion is in fact true. “As far as we know war has been a part of human history and civilisation since prehistoric times, so for one to simply assume that a world without war is inevitable is indeed incorrect. This assumption of War is deeply rooted in people’s way of life that when disagreements concerning states or groups in a country end up in a violent conflict they assume that it is almost normal. This assumption rooted in to society’s opinion is considered quite narrow; therefore essential changes are necessary for people to avoid eventual violent and blood shedding wars. To clarify the above statement this essay will focus on war and its definition, causes of war and human nature and war. There are many definitions of war, and regularly the offered definitions conceal a specific political or philosophical position of the author. The Oxford dictionary defines war as “a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country (2013)”. Thus, directing one to believe that war is basically the result of when two or more groups are incapable of reasonable and meaningful communication and also when an individual or a group’s character is mutually hostile or belligerent, consequently promoting war for repressive intentions. If considered in detail war is maybe the greatest irrational concept of humanity. A number of people may claim that war is normal, for the reason that human beings are animals, and as we know animals fight and kill each other frequently. Another well-known definition is Carl von Clausewitz the so called philosopher of war implies that war is “the continuation of policy by other means”, this notion is mutually
“There is no such thing as inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom. Is war embedded in our nature? To be able to answer such complex question one must consider the arguments that may perhaps offer rational value to explain why this assertion is in fact true. “As far as we know war has been a part of human history and civilisation since prehistoric times, so for one to simply assume that a world without war is inevitable is indeed incorrect. This assumption of War is deeply rooted in people’s way of life that when disagreements concerning states or groups in a country end up in a violent conflict they assume that it is almost normal. This assumption rooted in to society’s opinion is considered quite narrow; therefore essential changes are necessary for people to avoid eventual violent and blood shedding wars. To clarify the above statement this essay will focus on war and its definition, causes of war and human nature and war. There are many definitions of war, and regularly the offered definitions conceal a specific political or philosophical position of the author. The Oxford dictionary defines war as “a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country (2013)”. Thus, directing one to believe that war is basically the result of when two or more groups are incapable of reasonable and meaningful communication and also when an individual or a group’s character is mutually hostile or belligerent, consequently promoting war for repressive intentions. If considered in detail war is maybe the greatest irrational concept of humanity. A number of people may claim that war is normal, for the reason that human beings are animals, and as we know animals fight and kill each other frequently. Another well-known definition is Carl von Clausewitz the so called philosopher of war implies that war is “the continuation of policy by other means”, this notion is mutually