Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 586 Erasmus, Desiderius 1469 1536 Erasmus, of Rotterdam Mackail, J. W. (John William) 1859 1945 Mackail, John William 07036263 Erasmus Against War Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Erasmus Against War" by Desiderius Erasmus is a philosophical treatise written in the early 16th century that critiques the nature and consequences of war. This work is part of the broader humanist movement that sought to promote peace, morality, and rational thought over the chaos of conflict. At its core, the text argues against the justifications of war and emphasizes the inherent value of humanity, advocating for love and peace instead. The opening of the treatise sets the stage for its central argument by comparing the nature of man to that of war. Erasmus highlights the differences between the noble qualities of human beings—such as kindness, intellect, and social cooperation—and the barbarity and destruction represented by war. He emphasizes that war is often precipitated by trivial causes and results in immense suffering, which is fundamentally contrary to human nature designed for friendship and community. Through powerful imagery and philosophical reasoning, he appeals to the reader’s sense of morality and the absurdity of engaging in violence, especially among people who share faith and humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39487/39487-h/images/fronttitle.png Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en War JX Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Philosophy & Ethics 160357 2025-08-16T06:15:41.628703 text/html 158068 2012-04-19T20:36:04 text/html 229308 2025-08-16T06:15:44.496690 application/epub+zip 229941 2025-08-16T06:15:42.421655 application/epub+zip 180957 2025-08-16T06:15:42.017678 application/epub+zip 237498 2025-08-16T06:15:46.241647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221863 2025-08-16T06:15:44.109668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162158 2022-09-18T06:25:30.865602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147400 2025-08-16T06:15:41.465686 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147134 2012-04-19T20:36:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147126 2012-04-19T20:37:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21237 2025-08-16T06:15:46.379638 application/rdf+xml 20837 2025-08-16T06:15:42.093667 image/jpeg 2765 2025-08-16T06:15:42.052682 image/jpeg 56182 2012-04-19T20:37:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 221930 2012-04-19T20:37:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 56152 2012-04-19T20:37:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 222462 2025-08-16T06:15:41.653671 application/octet-stream application/zip nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia