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The Psychology of War Lawrence Leshan

The Psychology of War By Lawrence Leshan

The Psychology of War by Lawrence Leshan


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A discussion of the anatomy of a problem that the greatest thinkers have failed to solve. Our wars have become more lethal, yet our affinity for war hasn't changed. In this text, Lawrence LeShan talks about the roots of human war lust and the practical implications for society and politics.

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The Psychology of War: Comprehending Its Mystique and Its Madness by Lawrence Leshan

A timely and important book, Lewis H. Lapham, Editor, Harper's Magazine

Lawrence's Leshan has written a stunning anatomy of a problem that the greatest thinkers have failed to solve, the question why humans so universally and frequently fight wars. Our wars have become more lethal, yet our affinity for war hasn't changed. His book explores the roots of war lust and the practical implications for society and pollical leadership:
  • If war can be planned, can we plan peace, too?
  • What are the psychological indicators for war, and how can they be used to develop early warning systems?
  • Are some government structures more prone to war than to peace?
  • What are the leadership styles that prevent and diminish conflict?

Unlike preceding attempts to explain the phenomenon psychologically, LeShan doesn't examine the motives that might lead to war, but the way in which our minds process information: When we go to war, our perception of reality of what we are and what is happening in the world around us is quite different from that which we commonly use in peacetime.

This mythic mode of thinking, as the author calls it, leads us to assumptions that we would not make during peacetime, such as: We are good, the other side is evil; we will triumph over evil if we win; our future will be safe and prosperous, etc. In the mythic mode, we develop a readiness to engage in war at all cost, even if the outcome is highly doubtful or a non-aggressive solution possible.

About Lawrence Leshan

Lawrence Le Shan is a research psychologist, educator and author or co-author of over a dozen books. Including The Dilemma of Psychology, Alternate Realities, and the popular How to Meditate. Working in the field of psychology for more than half a century, he served five years as a psychologist in the US. Army.

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CIN1581152388VG
9781581152388
1581152388
The Psychology of War: Comprehending Its Mystique and Its Madness by Lawrence Leshan
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Allworth Press,U.S.
20020117
192
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