HIST 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Friedrich Von Bernhardi, Carl Von Clausewitz, Sara Ruddick
30 Mar 2018
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Hist 2240 lecture 1 war and woman. 20th century wars: 207+ wars, 78 million dead, 2/3 of all nation states with 97% of the world"s population were involved in at least one century war. Contemporary forces: women, on average make up more than 5% of armed forces internationally, russia 12, usa 13, canada 15% Leslie cagan 1947: war is anti-life, example of might makes right , brute force should not determine any kind of change. Sara ruddick: war is historically and psychological intimately connected to greed there"s some kind of economic principle at play, feminist philosopher who argued that one might overcome war is through motherhood maternal teaching would unlearn war. Irish maxim manhood. : bloodshed is cleansing and sanctifying rite and nation which regards it as a final horror has lost its. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel: wars are terrible, but necessary, for they save the state from social petrification and stagnation.
