Clausewitz's conceptualization of war as an ontological starting point in its research and understanding
As a one-of-a-kind and complex social phenomenon, war has always been a subject of interest and analysis of different fields of science, chiefly the social and humanistic sciences. Because of its complexity, disciplinary limitations of the fields of science that researched it, and social stigmatisat...
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| author | Barišić Igor I. Vračar Milinko S. Đorđević Ivica Lj. |
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| description | As a one-of-a-kind and complex social phenomenon, war has always been a subject of interest and analysis of different fields of science, chiefly the social and humanistic sciences. Because of its complexity, disciplinary limitations of the fields of science that researched it, and social stigmatisation, war was only partially studied in social and humanistic sciences. Such approach did not facilitate complete understanding of the nature of war, or gaining insight into its core characteristics, relations of cause and effect and links, as well as key processes that take place within it. On the other hand, because of a multidisciplinary consideration of the essence of war in research done so far, that were dominated by the perception that war was too complex and unpredictable phenomenon to be studied only by one field of study, military theory remained underdeveloped, supressed by scientifically and theoretically constructed sciences. To overcome this problem, Clausewitz's conceptualisation of war represents a suitable ontological starting point for an all-encompassing scientific insight and understanding of war. Although conceived more than a century and a half ago, Clausewitz's theoretical postulates of war withstood the criticism of numerous theoreticians who have not managed to confute their validity and durability. Clausewitz's ideas about the nature and character of war, the processes taking place within this phenomenon and relations between warring parties, and the role of war as a political instrument, represent a good theoretical base for further research. Characters of contemporary wars, however more complex and different from the wars from previous epochs, still confirm the timeless value of Clausewitz's ideas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eab0e5f259d747c38ea2fed8dc8421112025-01-08T16:50:02ZengMinistry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, BelgradeВојно дело0042-84262683-57032024-01-0176311410.5937/vojdelo2403001B0042-84262403001BClausewitz's conceptualization of war as an ontological starting point in its research and understandingBarišić Igor I.0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4593-9196Vračar Milinko S.1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2851-1043Đorđević Ivica Lj.2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3228-8750Univerzitet odbrane u Beogradu, Institut za strategijska istraživanja, Beograd, SerbiaUniverzitet odbrane u Beogradu, Institut za strategijska istraživanja, Beograd, SerbiaUniverzitet u Beogradu, Fakultet bezbednosti, Beograd, SerbiaAs a one-of-a-kind and complex social phenomenon, war has always been a subject of interest and analysis of different fields of science, chiefly the social and humanistic sciences. Because of its complexity, disciplinary limitations of the fields of science that researched it, and social stigmatisation, war was only partially studied in social and humanistic sciences. Such approach did not facilitate complete understanding of the nature of war, or gaining insight into its core characteristics, relations of cause and effect and links, as well as key processes that take place within it. On the other hand, because of a multidisciplinary consideration of the essence of war in research done so far, that were dominated by the perception that war was too complex and unpredictable phenomenon to be studied only by one field of study, military theory remained underdeveloped, supressed by scientifically and theoretically constructed sciences. To overcome this problem, Clausewitz's conceptualisation of war represents a suitable ontological starting point for an all-encompassing scientific insight and understanding of war. Although conceived more than a century and a half ago, Clausewitz's theoretical postulates of war withstood the criticism of numerous theoreticians who have not managed to confute their validity and durability. Clausewitz's ideas about the nature and character of war, the processes taking place within this phenomenon and relations between warring parties, and the role of war as a political instrument, represent a good theoretical base for further research. Characters of contemporary wars, however more complex and different from the wars from previous epochs, still confirm the timeless value of Clausewitz's ideas.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2024/0042-84262403001B.pdfclausewitzwarontologyfighttrinityfrictionclimate and fog of war |
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| title | Clausewitz's conceptualization of war as an ontological starting point in its research and understanding |
| title_full | Clausewitz's conceptualization of war as an ontological starting point in its research and understanding |
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