The book tackles some of the most burning questions of our time—what happens ir the nuclear arms race is not stopped? Is it possible to secure world peace? Is the scrapping of nuclear arms a short cut to another world war?
Written by a Marxist who has embraced the new thinking, the book offers the Soviet view of what is needed to assure human survival. The rendering is a tangible result of glasnost, that all-important component of perestroika.
The author’s easy style will be sure to attract people who are not necessarily experts in philosophy. Vladimir Ivanov (b. 1957), researcher of the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, a division of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is a leading specialist in the philisophy of history and politics, and has devoted himself to the evolution of the new thinking.
Translated from the Russian by Vic Schneierson
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Introduction 5
PART ONE. WAR AND HISTORY 11
- The Social Essence of War 11
- War in the Nuclear Age 22
- National Security and Military Doctrine 34
- The Road to the New Thinking 47
PART TWO. SEARCH FOR A JUST PEACE 62
- The Philosopher’s View of Universal Peace 62
- From the World Revolution to the Non-Aggression Pact 73
- Break-up of the Old System 85
- The Road to a Non-Violent World 95
PART THREE. SURVIVAL AND SOCIAL PROGRESS 107
- Marxism and the New Political Thinking 107
- The Optimism of History 117
- The Philosophy of Trust 128
- Development Through Disarmament 138
In Lieu of a Conclusion: The Outlook for Progress 151
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