I’ve actually seen Jarhead in the past and don’t remember liking it as much as I did this time. I’m not sure if it’s because I may be “older and wiser” or just more knowing now that I’ve read the thoughts of Clausewitz, Einstein and Freud on the topic of war, but I definitely seemed […]
I just finished Jardhead and thought it was a really intense film. The miles of sand, constant fear of being attacked, and raining oil all reinforced my beliefs that war is really destructive. It is something that I can never fully comprehend unless I head for the battlefield myself. I have great respect for all […]
Why do you believe that Einstein picked Freud as an interlocutor on the matter of war? Is there a scientist, writer/artist or intellectual living today that you would question about the persistence of war in modern civilization? Please explain your reasoning in one paragraph. P.S. This is a short Youtube clip, in which we hear […]
Dear class, I have enjoyed the blog discussion on Clausewitz and would like to see other points of view about his ideas and their relevance today. For those of you interested in the history of military strategy, please have a look at Sun Tzu’s Art of War (500 BC): http://www.chinapage.com/sunzi-e.html Last class, we have watched […]