Classical Definitions of War

According to Cicero, war is defined as

According to Thomas Hobbes, war can exist even when

According to Carl von Clausewitz, war is the continuation of

According to Sun Tzu, the ideal way to win a war is

According to Martin Shaw, war can be defined as

What is a problem with Cicero's definition of war?

What is a problem with Clausewitz's definition of war?

What is a problem with Shaw's definition of war?

What is a problem with Hobbes' definition of war?

What is a problem with Sun Tzu's definition of war?

War is usually defined as a type of social problem because of several factors. Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

What are the four broad social conditions that characterize a condition of war, according to the text?

According to the historian Quincy Wright, how does he define war?

What does the anthropologist Douglas Fry define war as?

What are some examples of war-related activities?

What are the three successive levels of public hostility mentioned in the text?

What is one reason why war is usually defined as a type of social problem?

What are some social conditions that are present during war?

What is one factor that contributes to war being more destructive?

What are some examples of war-related activities?

Carl von Clausewitz focused on the use of ______ and argued that war necessarily involves violence.

Sun Tzu argued that the ideal is to win a war in as bloodless a way as possible, using many different means including ______, social and political means.

Martin Shaw defines war as 'a type of social action that can be defined as an act of ______ by an organized social power to compel an enemy to submit to its will.'

Thomas Hobbes defined war as a state of affairs, which may exist even while its ______ are not continued.

Cicero defined war as a 'contention by ______.'

Carl von Clausewitz defined war as the continuation of politics by other ______.

According to Cicero, war is defined as 'contention by ______.'

According to Carl von Clausewitz, war is the continuation of ______ by other means.

Sun Tzu argued that the ideal way to win a war is to win it in as ______ a way as possible.

Thomas Hobbes defined war as a state of affairs, which may exist even while its ______ are not continued.

The examples of the World Wars, with their mega-deaths, are still part of our cultural ______.

We are also conscious of our potential to end all human life with nuclear and ______ weapons.

Modern societies face constant disruption due to rapid social ______.

War is more destructive due to new technologies of ______.

Increased education, literacy, and standard of living has increased awareness of the impacts of war and public pressure to avoid involvement in ______.

Research suggests that there are four broad social conditions that characterize a condition of ______.

As war approaches, public opinion about the enemy becomes more hostile and tends to follow a progressive pattern: Successive Levels of Public ______.

Contact with enemy groups is suspended, resident aliens are put under surveillance or interned, protestors are arrested, business and treaties are suspended. Categories of Conflict Under ______ Law.

Internal conflicts are put aside, censorship comes into effect, regulation of media sources, loyalty to the state becomes more important than loyalty to religion, ethnic group, political party, etc. Intense Political ______.

The historian Quincy Wright defines war in this way: ”A state of war, then, is a condition of intensification of military activity, psychological tension, legal power, and social ______ that enables a group to carry on armed conflict with one or more hostile groups.”