There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Start by marking “Clausewitz: Philosopher Of War” as Want to Read: Error rating book. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. He is best known for his 1955 book The Opium of the Intellectuals, the title of which inverts Karl Marx's claim that religion was the opium of the people Aron argues that in post-war France, Marxism was the opium of intellectuals. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Unable to add item to List. Please try again. Something went wrong. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This book looks good on the shelf, and the paperback in particular has a really well done front cover graphic, but unfortunately the book itself is practically worthless. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Not even Raymond Aron's crisp clarity can survive a translation so doughy and poorly edited. Unfortunately one may read a 25-page chapter of this atrocious translation and end up thinking, "OK, Aron has just spent 25 pages arguing that Clausewitz did indeed mean it when he said, 'Defense is the stronger form of war.' Unfortunately one may read a 25-page chapter of this atrocious translation and end up thinking, "OK, Aron has just spent 25 pages arguing that Clausewitz did indeed mean it when he said, 'Defense is the stronger form of war.' To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Welcome back. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Suite int. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Every page of the English translation reminded me of the aphorism, "Ce qui n'est pas clair, n'est pas francais" (What is not clear is not French). Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Clausewitz and the State: The Man, His Theories, and His Times. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Read this work in French, if you can. Aron observe avec raison qu’ils ont négligé deux idées-forces de Clausewitz, la première étant que la victoire a une simple signification tactique et non stratégique, la seconde étant la distinction entre la guerre absolue, selon le concept de guerre, et la guerre réelle, selon l’histoire. Il trace portrait de clausewitz, souligne l'actualité de ses idées sur la guerre. A really good book on Clausewitz, although not for the uninitiated. Routledge & Kegan Paul; 1st edition (January 1, 1983), Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2005. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. [PDF] Dominique Schnapper et Fabrice Gardel, L'ABéCédaire de Raymond Aron, Paris, L'Observatoire, 2019 (de) Joachim Stark, Das unvollendete Abenteuer. Please try your request again later. The book seems to be a guide to analyzing the works of Clausewitz, but it is written in such an incredibly boring and opaque fashion that it is damned near useless for any purpose. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Pour Raymond Aron, Clausewitz considère que la guerre est un outil au service de l’intérêt national, un instrument aux mains d’une communauté qui peut décider de l’utiliser pour promouvoir ses intérêts à l’extérieur du territoire national. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Read this work in French, if you can. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Please try again. Ce point est essentiel car pour Clausewitz la guerre ne peut être une décision unilatérale A prolific author, he "wrote several thousand editorials and several hundred academic articles, essays, and comments, as well as about forty books", which include: Please try again. This book looks good on the shelf, and the paperback in particular has a really well done front cover graphic, but unfortunately the book itself is practically worthless. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Unable to add item to List. Aron has useful things to say, and his original work (Penser la Guerre, Clausewitz) received many accolades from his fellow 20th century analysts of life, politics, and war. Ein Raymond-Aron-Brevier, Zurichn NZZ Libro, 2011; Émile Perreau-Saussine, Raymond Aron et Carl Schmitt lecteurs de Clausewitz, Paris, Commentaire, 103, 2003, p. 617-622. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Interview de Raymond ARON à propos du livre qu'il vient d'écrire sur clausewitz. The book seems to be a guide to analyzing the works of Clausewitz, but it is written in such an incredibly boring and opaque fashion that it is damned near useless for any purp. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Be the first to ask a question about Clausewitz. Not even Raymond Aron's crisp clarity can survive a translation so doughy and poorly edited. Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2005. Please try your request again later. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Aron has useful things to say, and his original work (Penser la Guerre, Clausewitz) received many accolades from his fellow 20th century analysts of life, politics, and war. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron (French: [ʁɛmɔ aʁɔ]; 14 March 1905 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Reevaluates the ideas of the German general, shows how his writings have been misinterpreted, and applies Clausewitzian theory to twentieth century political history, Clausewitz and the State: The Man, His Theories, and His Times. There's a problem loading this menu right now. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Refresh and try again. I recommend it to anyone who is a serious student of military theory who has read Clausewitz and other material that discusses Clausewitz and the context surrounding his thought. Every page of the English translation reminded me of the aphorism, "Ce qui n'est pas clair, n'est pas francais" (What is not clear is not French). by Touchstone/Simon & Schuster. Please try again. This is not actually a biography of Clausewitz; one is apt to gain far more insight into the character and personality of Professor Aron by reading it. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. There is nothing like reading a history or biography book and being so completely transported to another time and place that you find... To see what your friends thought of this book.