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Single Idea 18320
[filed under theme 25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars
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Full Idea
One has renounced grand life when one renounces war.
Gist of Idea
To renounce war is to renounce the grand life
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], 4.3)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.44
A Reaction
Nietzsche was a medical orderly in the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, so he had seen it at first hand. I think the machine gun and the heavy bomber would have changed his attitude to warfare. He sounds a bit silly now. Nostalgia for the Iliad.
The
30 ideas
with the same theme
[justifications for starting a war]:
7988
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There is no greater good for a warrior than to fight in a just war
[Anon (Bhag)]
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7291
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For Aquinas a war must be in a just cause, have proper authority, and aim at good
[Aquinas, by Grayling]
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6307
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A desire to conquer, and men who do it, are always praised, or not blamed
[Machiavelli]
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7255
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Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare
[More,T]
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23569
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The only just cause for a war is a wrong received
[Vitoria]
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23601
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Leaders can only attack foreigners who have done wrong (as with their own subjects)
[Vitoria]
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21072
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The people (who have to fight) and not the head of state should declare a war
[Kant]
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22802
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Wars add strength to a nation, and cure internal dissension
[Hegel]
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20253
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Modern wars arise from the study of history
[Nietzsche]
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14836
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People will enthusiastically pursue an unwanted war, once sacrifices have been made
[Nietzsche]
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18320
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To renounce war is to renounce the grand life
[Nietzsche]
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23827
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Modern wars are fought in the name of empty words which are given capital letters
[Weil]
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21851
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The State requires self-preservation, but the war-machine desires destruction
[Deleuze]
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23567
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Even non-violent intrusive acts between states count as aggression, if they justify resistance
[Walzer]
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23570
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The only good reason for fighting is in defence of rights
[Walzer]
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23571
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States can rightly pre-empt real and serious threats
[Walzer]
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23572
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Just wars are self-defence, or a rightful intercession in another's troubles
[Walzer]
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23580
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States need not endure attacks passively, and successful reprisals are legitimate
[Walzer]
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23581
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The aim of reprisals is to enforce the rules of war
[Walzer]
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23582
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Reprisal is defensible, as an alternative to war
[Walzer]
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23588
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With nuclear weapons we have a permanent supreme emergency (which is unstable)
[Walzer]
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23587
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Nuclear bombs are not for normal war; they undermine the 'just war', with a new morality
[Walzer]
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7292
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War must also have a good chance of success, and be waged with moderation
[Grayling]
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23595
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The worst unjustified wars have no aim at all
[McMahan]
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23594
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Wars can be unjust, despite a just cause, if they are unnecessary or excessive or of mixed cause
[McMahan]
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23597
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Just war theory says all and only persons posing a threat are liable to attack
[McMahan]
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23598
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You (e.g. a police officer) are not liable to attack just because you pose a threat
[McMahan]
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23619
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A defensive war is unjust, if it is responding to a just war
[McMahan]
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23620
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A person or state may be attacked if they are responsible for an unjustified threat
[McMahan]
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20615
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Just wars: resist aggression, done on just cause, proportionate, last resort, not futile, legal
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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