Why We Fight

Human beings have been fighting with each other, with their environment, and with themselves for thousands of years. Buy why do people fight? This book is an introduction to how fighting has been addressed in different contexts throughout the ages, so that students might gain a greater understanding of why we fight. Here, Simon Van Booy selects gems of wisdom and insight from across the millennia to sort our thoughts and feelings on a question that has long confronted the human mind. Along with Van Booy''s commentary, these readings, poems, quotations, and images will encourage discussion and further reading.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon Van Booy, Van Booy Simon, Simon Van Booy
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 24.08.2010
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Guide e manuali > Spiritualità > Esoterismo
• EAN: 9780061845567
• ISBN: 978-0-06-184556-7
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 11.4 x 18.1 x 1.7 cm
• Serie: HarperPerennial; Harperperennial Modern Thought
• Categorie: Europe, Philosophy, military history, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Literary essays, Political science and theory, Literature: history and criticism, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Violence and abuse in society, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Humanist philosophy, HISTORY: Women, PHILOSOPHY: General, nonfiction;philosophy;2009;2010;2011, PHILOSOPHY: MODERN, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY: Movements / Existentialism, PHILOSOPHY: Movements / Humanism, Philosophy / Modern