101 Uses for the Paradoxical Trinity

摘要

Throughout history, fathers and mothers from all races and religious beliefs, have tried to understand why their son or daughter was killed in war. Indeed, over the centuries, military professionals, scholars, philosophers, and religious leaders have contemplated and struggled with trying to understand the nature of war in a desperate attempt to learn how to prevent it. More realistic scholars would be happy to learn how to reduce its frequency. Some writers have written about principles of war that provide valuable and time-tested guidance for the conduct of war. One writer, however, set himself apart by not just analyzing principles for the conduct of war, but more profoundly, by providing a model for conceptualizing the nature of war. That writer, of course, was Carl von Clausewitz, and he labeled his model for describing the enduring nature of war the paradoxical trinity.