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The War That Must Not Occur
Jean-Pierre Dupuy; Translated by Malcolm DeBevoise
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The possibility of a nuclear war that could destroy civilization
has influenced the course of international affairs since 1945,
suspended like a sword of Damocles above the heads of the world's
leaders. The fact that we have escaped a third world war involving
strategic nuclear weapons—indeed, that no atomic weapon of
limited power has yet been used under battlefield
conditions—seems nothing short of a miracle. Revisiting debates
on the effectiveness and ethics of nuclear deterrence, Jean-Pierre
Dupuy is led to reformulate some of the most difficult questions in
philosophy. He develops a counterintuitive but powerful theory of
apocalyptic prophecy: once a major catastrophe appears to be
possible, one must assume that it will in fact occur. Dupuy shows
that the contradictions and paradoxes riddling discussions of
deterrence arise from the tension between two opposite conceptions
of time: one in which the future depends on decisions and strategy,
and another in which every occurring event is one that could not
have failed to occur. Considering the immense destructive power of
nuclear warheads and the almost unimaginable ruin they are bound to
cause, Dupuy reaches a provocative conclusion: whether they bring
about good or evil does not depend on the present or future
intentions of those who are in a position to use them. The mere
possession of nuclear weapons is a moral abomination.
Jean-Pierre Dupuy, prophet of what he calls "enlightened
doomsaying," has long warned that modern society is on a path to
self-destruction. In this book, he pleads for a subversion of this
crisis from within, arguing that it is our lopsided view of
religion and reason that has set us on this course. In denial of
our sacred origins and hubristically convinced of the powers of
human reason, we cease to know our own limits: our disenchanted
world leaves us defenseless against a headlong rush into the abyss
of global warming, nuclear holocaust, and the other catastrophes
that loom on our horizon. Reviving the religious anthropology of
Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Marcel Mauss and in dialogue with
the work of Rene Girard, Dupuy shows that we must remember the
world's sacredness in order to keep human violence in check. A
metaphysical and theological detective, he tracks the sacred in the
very fields where human reason considers itself most free from
everything it judges irrational: science, technology, economics,
political and strategic thought. In making such claims, "The Mark
of the Sacred " takes on religion bashers, secularists, and
fundamentalists at once. Written by one of the deepest and most
versatile thinkers of our time, it militates for a world where
reason is no longer an enemy of faith.
All cultures appear to share the belief that they do things
'correctly', while others, until proven otherwise, are assumed to
be ignorant or barbaric. When people from different cultures work
together and cannot take shared meanings for granted, managers face
serious challenges. An individual's parsing of an experience and
its meaning may vary according to several cultural scales -
national, professional, industrial and local. Awareness of cultural
differences and the willingness to view them as a positive are
therefore crucial assets. This edited textbook sets itself apart
from existing cross-cultural management texts by highlighting to
the reader the need to avoid both ethnocentrism and the belief in
the universality of his or her own values and ways of thinking: the
success of international negotiations and intercultural management
depends on such openness and acceptance of real differences. It
encourages the development of 'nomadic intelligence' and the
creative use of a culture's resources, according to a symbolic
anthropology perspective. Through the essays and case studies in
the chapters, readers will become aware of the intercultural
dimension of business activities and better understand how they
affect work. Cross-Cultural Management will help interested parties
- students of business management, international relations and
other disciplines, and business managers and other professionals -
develop their ability to interact, take action and give direction
in an intercultural context.
Jean-Pierre Dupuy, prophet of what he calls "enlightened
doomsaying," has long warned that modern society is on a path to
self-destruction. In this book, he pleads for a subversion of this
crisis from within, arguing that it is our lopsided view of
religion and reason that has set us on this course. In denial of
our sacred origins and hubristically convinced of the powers of
human reason, we cease to know our own limits: our disenchanted
world leaves us defenseless against a headlong rush into the abyss
of global warming, nuclear holocaust, and the other catastrophes
that loom on our horizon. Reviving the religious anthropology of
Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Marcel Mauss and in dialogue with
the work of Rene Girard, Dupuy shows that we must remember the
world's sacredness in order to keep human violence in check. A
metaphysical and theological detective, he tracks the sacred in the
very fields where human reason considers itself most free from
everything it judges irrational: science, technology, economics,
political and strategic thought. In making such claims, "The Mark
of the Sacred " takes on religion bashers, secularists, and
fundamentalists at once. Written by one of the deepest and most
versatile thinkers of our time, it militates for a world where
reason is no longer an enemy of faith.
All cultures appear to share the belief that they do things
'correctly', while others, until proven otherwise, are assumed to
be ignorant or barbaric. When people from different cultures work
together and cannot take shared meanings for granted, managers face
serious challenges. An individual's parsing of an experience and
its meaning may vary according to several cultural scales -
national, professional, industrial and local. Awareness of cultural
differences and the willingness to view them as a positive are
therefore crucial assets. This edited textbook sets itself apart
from existing cross-cultural management texts by highlighting to
the reader the need to avoid both ethnocentrism and the belief in
the universality of his or her own values and ways of thinking: the
success of international negotiations and intercultural management
depends on such openness and acceptance of real differences. It
encourages the development of 'nomadic intelligence' and the
creative use of a culture's resources, according to a symbolic
anthropology perspective. Through the essays and case studies in
the chapters, readers will become aware of the intercultural
dimension of business activities and better understand how they
affect work. Cross-Cultural Management will help interested parties
- students of business management, international relations and
other disciplines, and business managers and other professionals -
develop their ability to interact, take action and give direction
in an intercultural context.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Trait� De La Majorit� De Nos Rois Et Des Regences Du Royaume,
Avec Les Preuves Tir�es, Tant Du Tresor Des Chartes Du Roi, Que Des
Registres Du Parlement, & Autres Lieux: Et Un Trait� Des
Pre�minences Du Parlement De Paris, Volume 2; Trait� De La Majorit�
De Nos Rois Et Des Regences Du Royaume, Avec Les Preuves Tir�es,
Tant Du Tresor Des Chartes Du Roi, Que Des Registres Du Parlement,
& Autres Lieux: Et Un Trait� Des Pre�minences Du Parlement De
Paris; Pierre Dupuy Pierre Dupuy Jansons � Waesberge, 1722 France
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Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text,
possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our
control.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Histoire De La Condannation Des Templiers, Celle Du Schisme
Des Papes Tenans Le Siege En Avignon & Quelques Procles
Criminels, Volume 1 Pierre Dupuy Foppens, 1713
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed
worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the
imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this
valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure
edition identification: ++++ Histoire De La Condannation Des
Templiers, Celle Du Schisme Des Papes Tenans Le Siege En Avignon
& Quelques Proces Criminels; Histoire De La Condannation Des
Templiers, Celle Du Schisme Des Papes Tenans Le Siege En Avignon
& Quelques Proces Criminels; Pierre Dupuy Pierre Dupuy, Gurtler
Chez Francois Foppens, 1713 History; Medieval; History / Medieval;
Religion / Institutions & Organizations
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