Theories Of War Flashcards
Malthusian theory; in an essay on the principles of population first published in
1798,
Prof.T.O. Malthus made the famous prediction that
population would outrun food supply, leading to a decrease in food per person or house hold.
Malthus contribution to the theory of war focuses on the ______rather than on the origin of war or the relationship between human nature and war or violence.
grand function of war
The theory however holds that the essence of war is to;
decimate or reduce human rising population.
Marxist theory is based upon the development and maturity of
Capitalism
_____thus becomes a means through which the realization of these objectives are achieved.
War, threat of war, or the export of capital
The rational theorist therefore view war as operating largely on the corridor of?.
reciprocity
Who supported Hobbes
Neibur
Hobbes drew his theoretical inspiration from
Thucydides
3 causes of quarrel
First, competition, second, diffidence, third, glory”