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War Is Not Inevitable

On the Psychology of War and Aggression

von: Henri Parens
57,99 €
Verlag:	Lexington Books
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	22.07.2014
ISBN/EAN:	9780739195291
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	280

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Titelbeschreibung

In 1932 Einstein asked Freud, ‘Is there any way of delivering mankind from the menace of war?’ Freud answered that war is inevitable because humans have an instinct to self-destroy, a death instinct which we must externalize to survive. But nearly four decades of study of aggression reveal that rather than being an inborn drive, destructiveness is generated in us by experiences of excessive psychic pain. In War is Not Inevitable: On the Psychology of War and Aggression, Henri Parens argues that the death-instinct based model of aggression can neither be proved nor disproved as Freud’s answer is untestable. By contrast, the ‘multi-trends theory of aggression’ is provable and has greater heuristic value than does a death-instinct based model of aggression. When we look for causes for war we turn to history as well as national, ethnic, territorial, and or political issues, among many others, but we also tend to ignore the psychological factors that play a large role. Parens discusses such psychological factors that seem to lead large groups into conflict. Central among these are the psychodynamics of large-group narcissism. Interactional conditions stand out: hyper-narcissistic large-groups have, in history, caused much narcissistic injury to those they believe they are superior to. But this is commonly followed by the narcissistically injured group’s experiencing high level hostile destructiveness toward their injury-perpetrator which, in time, will compel them to revenge. Among groups that have been engaged in serial conflicts, wars have followed from this psychodynamic narcissism-based cyclicity. Parens details some of the psychodynamics that led from World War I to World War II and their respective aftermath, and he addresses how major factors that gave rise to these wars must, can, and have been counteracted. In doing so, Parens considers strategies by which civilization has and is constructively preventing wars, as well as the need for further innovative efforts to achieve that end.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

In this book, author Henri Parens discusses and documents the core psychodynamics that lead groups to war. Detailing some of the psychodynamics that led from World War I to World War II and their respective aftermath, Parens addresses how major factors that gave rise to these wars must, can, and have been counteracted.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Vamık D. Volkan
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
Introduction
 

 
PART I: FREUD’S ANSWER TO EINSTEIN WAS WRONG
 
Chapter 1: The Problem with Freud’s Answer to Einstein’s “Why War?” 
 
Chapter 2: Why I Say Freud’s Answer Was “Wrong”
 

 
PART II: CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS
 
PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN CONFLICT
 
Chapter 3: Human Narcissism
 
Chapter 4: Pathways from Narcissism to Human Conflict
 
Chapter 5: Determinants of Prejudice 
 

 
PART III: REACTIVITIES, EXPLANATIONS & RATIONALIZATIONS
 
Chapter 6: Conflict-Causing Human Reactivities 
 
Chapter 7: Post-Conflict Human Reactivities
 
Chapter 8: Explanations and Rationalizations
 

 
PART IV: WHAT WE CAN DO: DIRECTIONS OLD AND NEW
 
Chapter 9: What We Can Do–Part 1
 
Chapter 10: What We Can Do–Part 2
 

 
Addendum: Freud’s Evolving Theory of Aggression
 
Bibliography
 
Index
 
About the Author

Leserinfo

In 1932, Freud told Einstein that war is inevitable because humans have an instinct to destroy. However, studies of aggression reveal that rather than being an inborn drive, destructiveness is generated in us by experiences of excessive psychic pain. In War Is Not Inevitable: On the Psychology of War and Aggression, Henri Parens discusses and documents the core psychodynamics that lead groups to war. Detailing some of the psychodynamics that led from World War I to World War II and their respective aftermath, Parens addresses how major factors that gave rise to these wars must, can, and have been counteracted. In doing so, War Is Not Inevitable considers strategies by which civilization has and is constructively preventing wars, as well as the need for further innovative efforts to achieve that end.

Autorenportrait

Henri Parens, FACPsa, is professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College as well as training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia.

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