Concepts of War, 1650-1900: From Free-Rider Strategies to Survival of the Fittest

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Paul Schuurman

Concepts of War, 1650-1900

From Free-Rider Strategies to Survival of the Fittest

Paul Schuurman

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English

Brill
24 February 2023

Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Military history; Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; Social & political philosophy; Battles & campaigns

Series: Studies in the History of Western Philosophy

Why do people wage war? How can wars be won? How has warfare been an engine of change for human civilization—for better and for worse? In this book Paul Schuurman shows how some of the best Western minds between 1650 and 1900 tried to answer these questions in an epoch when European developments became a matter of global concern. In eight wide-ranging chapters he discusses the key concepts that philosophers and generals of this era developed to grasp and influence the dramatic phenomenon of war. Their concepts remain fresh and relevant down to the present day.

By: Paul Schuurman
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 383
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 524g
ISBN: 9789004536661
ISBN 10: 9004536663
Series: Studies in the History of Western Philosophy
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 24 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Schuurman was associate professor at the philosophy department of Erasmus University Rotterdam until his retirement. He has published articles on war in the history of ideas and on early modern philosophy. His books include Ideas, Mental Faculties and Method: The New Logic of René Descartes and John Locke and Its Reception in the Dutch Republic, 1630-1750 (Brill, 2004) and (co-edited with Sami-Juhani Savonius-Wroth and Jonathan Walmsley) The Bloomsbury Companion to Locke (Bloomsbury, 2014).