War gaming has become a characteristic feature of modern life. From
amateur clubs to professional academicians playing the war game in the
company of military circles, we have come up against the phenomenon of
the "robotization" of human life. Irving Louis Horowitz argues that
those who protest the idea that war is a game do so on moral grounds
that leave unanswered tough questions: What is the alternative to
playing the game? What will become of us if we allow the opponent to
become the better "player" in an all-or-nothing game of extinction?
Horowitz provides answers in a logical manner while focusing on facts
and ethical alternatives to risky ethics. The work is divided into
three sections: The New Civilian Militarists, Thermonuclear Peace and
Its Political Equivalents, and General Theory of Conflict and Conflict
Resolution. Included are such topics as arms, policies, and games;
morals, missiles, and militarism; and conflict, consensus, and
cooperation. Horowitz concludes that it is time to register the fact
that the basic option to destructive uses of science is not
traditional morality, but better science a science of survival. With a
new introduction by Howard Schneiderman along with a major essay and
other materials not included in the original edition, this classic
work is a worthy contribution to intellectual debate in the
twenty-first century and a must read for military strategists,
sociologists, and historians.
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9781351301626
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2017
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Routledge
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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