A Chinese critique on Western ways of warfare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15293890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kåre Hagen (0000-0003-1173-3827, University of Hawaii System, corresponding author), Kurtis Hagen (University of Hawaii System) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 207-217 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-2367 • E-ISSN: 1469-2961 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09552369608575444 |
| OpenAlex | W2072386510 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
I will argue that there are two pervasive and enduring Western attitudes towards warfare: one involves the romanticism of violent conflict, the other concerns moral justification for it. These stand in sharp contrast to the traditional Chinese attitude as put forward in the Chinese classic treatises on warfare, the Sun‐tzu and Sun Pin. I will reference similar concerns articulated in the Taoist and, to a lesser extent, Confucian classics both to confirm and clarify this position. Using the combination of some of the most important and influential texts with the most relevant to our topic, I will attempt to identify and explicate what I will call “the traditional Chinese attitude toward warfare” as a critique of the two widespread Western attitudes. Finally, I will explore the implications of the West abandoning its romantic and moralistic attitudes
Aesthetics · Art · China · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Literature · Political science · Position (finance · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Romanticism · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy · Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 1998 - 2021 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |