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War is not inevitable : on the psychology of war and aggression /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parens, Henri, 1928-
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014.
Subjects:
War > Causes.
War > Psychological aspects.
Aggressiveness > Psychological aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Freud's answer to Einstein was wrong
  • The problem with Freud's answer to Einstein's "why war?"
  • Why I say Freud's answer was "wrong"
  • Part II. Conscious and unconscious psychological determinants of human conflict
  • Human narcissism
  • Pathways from narcissism to human conflict
  • Determinants of prejudice
  • Part III. Reactivities, explanations & rationalizations
  • Conflict-causing human reactivities
  • Post-conflict human reactivities
  • Explanations and rationalizations
  • Part IV. What we can do: directions old and new
  • What we can do: part 1
  • What we can do: part 2
  • Addendum: Freud's evolving theory of aggression.