The Roots of War and TerrorContinuum, 2004 - 264 էջ In 'The Roots of War and Terror', Anthony Stevens provides profound insights into the nature and origins of armed conflict. Combining the concepts of the archetype and the collective unconscious (Jungian) with crucial evidence from the behavioural and biological sciences, Stevens exposes war as an ancient propensity rooted in human psychology - particularly in the psychology and anatomy of the human male.Stevens explains what attracts men to the profession of arms and describes the age-old techniques, still used in military training camps, which are necessary to activate the warrior archetype in the masculine psyche. The author sheds light on how leaders persuade populations to go to war and lays bare the unconscious fantasies that could draw us all to final Armageddon.In later chapters in his book, Stevens discusses ways of inhibiting the archetypes of war (through educational policy and admission of women into the citadels of masculine power) of diverting them into less destructive channels.'The Roots of War and Terror' is an indispensable work for anyone wishing to understand the psychological basis of war or hoping to discover ways in which the unimaginable catastrophe of nuclear war could be avoided.'Denial and dissociation, repression and projection enable us to remain cheerfully unconscious. Disguised as defenders of our egos and protectors of our peace of mind, those discreet flunkies are really secret agents in the service of the archetypes of war. Unknown and unrecognised by our fellow citizens, they are the stooges of Armageddon.' |
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... battle : more points were scored by risking death than by killing the enemy . The Cheyenne warrior scored more points by carrying the less lethal weapon into battle stick , war club , lance , bow and arrow , and gun were ranked in ...
... battle : more points were scored by risking death than by killing the enemy . The Cheyenne warrior scored more points by carrying the less lethal weapon into battle stick , war club , lance , bow and arrow , and gun were ranked in ...
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... battle when he is sent there and kept in battle once he has arrived . To betray his self - concept would be a form of psychological suicide to which taking his slender chance in combat is evidently preferable . So , feeling isolated ...
... battle when he is sent there and kept in battle once he has arrived . To betray his self - concept would be a form of psychological suicide to which taking his slender chance in combat is evidently preferable . So , feeling isolated ...
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... battle and the successful expansion of the Empire . Hence the claim that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton ( " The opening battles of all subsequent wars ' , added George Orwell sardonically , ' have been lost ...
... battle and the successful expansion of the Empire . Hence the claim that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton ( " The opening battles of all subsequent wars ' , added George Orwell sardonically , ' have been lost ...
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US VS THEM | 28 |
BASIC WAR | 58 |
MAKING WARRIORS | 85 |
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