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On Human Conflict excavates the cavernous philosophical foundations of war and peace. The magnum opus is bracketed by the author's experience of the Cuban missile crisis as a schoolboy, and his witnessing of 9/11 as an adult. It studies the human species with an admixture of evolutionary insight, free-ranging horror, and heavily-guarded optimism. It is also the uncensored voice of a conservative philosopher who dares to speak his mind on contemporary conflicts–including the "culture" and "gender" wars, and Islamic jihad—in an age when political correctness has lowered an "Ivy Curtain" prohibiting freedom of expression on campus, and across Western civilization entire.
Lou Marinoff is professor of philosophy at The City College of New York.
Acknowledgments Chapter Zero: Epistle to the Reader, From Grounds Zero Chapter One: The Problem of War—An Overview Chapter Two: The Mathematics of Conflict—War Ill-Described Chapter Three: The Hobbesian Conflict—War Well-Described Chapter Four: The Etiology of Conflict Chapter Five: The Nature of Conflict Chapter Six: The Nurture of Conflict Chapter Seven: The Study of Conflict Chapter Eight: Conclusions and Inconclusions, from Point Omega References Index About the Author
Deftly weaving historical and philosophical strands into a dense tapestry exploring the socio-biological, technological and metaphysical foundations of war and peace . . . On Human Conflict will warmly reward those who embark on the journey!
