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100 1 _aErasmus, Desiderius,
_d1469-1536
245 1 0 _aErasmus Against War
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-04-20
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Erasmus Against War" by Desiderius Erasmus is a philosophical treatise written in the early 16th century that critiques the nature and consequences of war. This work is part of the broader humanist movement that sought to promote peace, morality, and rational thought over the chaos of conflict. At its core, the text argues against the justifications of war and emphasizes the inherent value of humanity, advocating for love and peace instead. The opening of the treatise sets the stage for its central argument by comparing the nature of man to that of war. Erasmus highlights the differences between the noble qualities of human beings—such as kindness, intellect, and social cooperation—and the barbarity and destruction represented by war. He emphasizes that war is often precipitated by trivial causes and results in immense suffering, which is fundamentally contrary to human nature designed for friendship and community. Through powerful imagery and philosophical reasoning, he appeals to the reader’s sense of morality and the absurdity of engaging in violence, especially among people who share faith and humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWar
700 1 _aMackail, J. W.
_q(John William),
_d1859-1945
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39487
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