THE END OF WAR [9781936365364] - JOHN HORGAN (HARDCOVER) NEW B220

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9781936365364

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Mcsweeney's Publishing
ISBN-10
1936365367
ISBN-13
9781936365364
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109272745

Product Key Features

Book Title
End of War
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Violence in Society
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Social Science
Author
John Horgan
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
LCCN
2011-275996
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"I'm heartened by this thoughtful, unflappable, closely argued book. The End of War gives us new ways to understand and resist the specious arguments of inevitabilists and professional weaponeers." —Nicholson Baker "Winsomely and persuasively, John Horgan suggests that the world may be headed toward peace. This book is straightforward, drawing on the best scientific evidence available, examining the writings of the best scholars on both sides of these issues. Horgan believes human destiny is not predetermined. Human choices matter. We are encouraged not because of pious idealistic hopes, but because the best evidence demonstrates that the prospects for peace are eminently realistic." —Dr. James C. Juhnke "This is a heartfelt and important book, one that largely succeeds: at least, in making its point. Whether it is comparably successful in its deeper goal—changing peoples' minds—is another matter, although let's hope that it is." —David Barash, The Chronicle of Higher Education Dialogue like that Horgan has opened here, in my opinion, is where the best pragmatic solutions are likely to emerge." — The Philadelphia Inquirer Praise for The End of Science "[In this] intellectually bracing, sweepingly reported, often brilliant and sometimes bullying book, John Horgan makes the powerful case that the best and most exciting scientific discoveries are behind us." — New York Times Book Review , front page review, "I'm heartened by this thoughtful, unflappable, closely argued book. The End of War gives us new ways to understand and resist the specious arguments of inevitabilists and professional weaponeers." --Nicholson Baker "Winsomely and persuasively, John Horgan suggests that the world may be headed toward peace. This book is straightforward, drawing on the best scientific evidence available, examining the writings of the best scholars on both sides of these issues. Horgan believes human destiny is not predetermined. Human choices matter. We are encouraged not because of pious idealistic hopes, but because the best evidence demonstrates that the prospects for peace are eminently realistic." --Dr. James C. Juhnke "This is a heartfelt and important book, one that largely succeeds: at least, in making its point. Whether it is comparably successful in its deeper goal--changing peoples' minds--is another matter, although let's hope that it is." --David Barash, The Chronicle of Higher Education "Dialogue like that Horgan has opened here, in my opinion, is where the best pragmatic solutions are likely to emerge." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer Praise for The End of Science "[In this] intellectually bracing, sweepingly reported, often brilliant and sometimes bullying book, John Horgan makes the powerful case that the best and most exciting scientific discoveries are behind us." -- New York Times Book Review , front page review, "I'm heartened by this thoughtful, unflappable, closely argued book. The End of War gives us new ways to understand and resist the specious arguments of inevitabilists and professional weaponeers." —Nicholson Baker "Winsomely and persuasively, John Horgan suggests that the world may be headed toward peace. This book is straightforward, drawing on the best scientific evidence available, examining the writings of the best scholars on both sides of these issues. Horgan believes human destiny is not predetermined. Human choices matter. We are encouraged not because of pious idealistic hopes, but because the best evidence demonstrates that the prospects for peace are eminently realistic." —Dr. James C. Juhnke
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The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
303.66
Synopsis
War is a fact of human nature. As long as we exist, it exists. That's how the argument goes. But longtime Scientific American writer John Horgan disagrees. Applying the scientific method to war leads Horgan to a radical conclusion: biologically speaking, we are just as likely to be peaceful as violent. War is not preordained, and furthermore, it should be thought of as a solvable, scientific problem--like curing cancer. But war and cancer differ in at least one crucial way: whereas cancer is a stubborn aspect of nature, war is our creation. It's our choice whether to unmake it or not., War is a fact of human nature. As long as we exist, it exists. That's how the argument goes. But longtime Scientific American writer John Horgan disagrees. Applying the scientific method to war leads Horgan to a radical conclusion: biologically speaking, we are just as likely to be peaceful as violent. War is not preordained, and furthermore, it should be thought of as a solvable, scientific problem--like curing cancer. But war and cancer differ in at least one crucial way: whereas cancer is a stubborn aspect of nature, war is our creation. It's our choice whether to unmake it or not. In this compact, methodical treatise, Horgan examines dozens of examples and counterexamples--discussing chimpanzees and bonobos, warring and peaceful indigenous people, the World War I and Vietnam, Margaret Mead and General Sherman--as he finds his way to war's complicated origins. Horgan argues for a far-reaching paradigm shift with profound implications for policy students, ethicists, military men and women, teachers, philosophers, or really, any engaged citizen.
LC Classification Number
JZ5538.H69 2012

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