Get real : a pragmatic approach to a philosophical debate on the changing nature of war
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Defence & Security Analysis Vol. 27, No 3, September 2011, pp.225-235 (94)Summary: The article poses the more general question of what is a nature of something? or what does it mean to say that something has a nature? It starts with an introduction that identifies the two main philosophical approaches that address this question "Essentialism" and "Anti-essentialism. And focusing on the war phenomenon and on the way these two approaches relate to it and the question of its nature. The argument here is that the essential approach is not sufficient in serving the need of militaries to understand the changes of reality and their critical need to adjust themselves to these changes.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | WAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 36488-1001 |
The article poses the more general question of what is a nature of something? or what does it mean to say that something has a nature? It starts with an introduction that identifies the two main philosophical approaches that address this question "Essentialism" and "Anti-essentialism. And focusing on the war phenomenon and on the way these two approaches relate to it and the question of its nature. The argument here is that the essential approach is not sufficient in serving the need of militaries to understand the changes of reality and their critical need to adjust themselves to these changes.
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