Les armes et la toge, auteur sur Arms and Toga https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/author/admin8510 The general and strategic culture site Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:09:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Les-armes-et-la-toge-2-2-150x150.png Les armes et la toge, auteur sur Arms and Toga https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/author/admin8510 32 32 Gyges’ Ring: Nobody Does Good Willingly https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/gyges-ring-nobody-does-good-willingly.html https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/gyges-ring-nobody-does-good-willingly.html#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:09:42 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=3499 In Book II of Plato’s Republic, Glaucon, Plato’s brother, uses the myth of Gyges’ ring to demonstrate that no one does good willingly. The Myth of Gyges’ Ring The story follows Gyges, a shepherd in the service of the king … Continue reading →

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]]> https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/gyges-ring-nobody-does-good-willingly.html/feed 0 God of War, War gods https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/god-of-war-war-gods.html https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/god-of-war-war-gods.html#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:26:40 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2961 Many cultures have their own god of war, but this function is often tied to other roles. This shows us how each culture perceives war. Here’s an overview of the main war gods from different cultures around the world. The … Continue reading →

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]]> https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/god-of-war-war-gods.html/feed 0 Understanding Liddell Hart’s Indirect Approach https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/indirect-approach-liddell-hart.html Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:16:20 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2891 In Strategy, Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart develops the concept of the indirect approach. He provides a broad overview of military history from antiquity to World War II to demonstrate that the indirect approach yields far more decisive results at … Continue reading →

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]]> Aristotle’s Five Forms of Courage https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/aristotle-courage-five-forms.html Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:30:14 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2881 In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle discusses morality, the good, and virtues. In Book III, he dedicates a few pages to courage. Courage in Aristotle’s View For Aristotle, courage is a virtue marked by moderation, a balance between recklessness and excessive fear. … Continue reading →

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]]> Understanding the moral dimension of the fight in Ardant du Picq in less than five minutes https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/the-moral-dimension-of-the-fight-at-ardant-du-picq.html Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:40:33 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2827 In Études sur le combat (Studies on Combat, 1880, posthumous), Colonel Charles Ardant du Picq (1821–1870) sets out to base his analysis on soldiers and combat. He takes them as they are in order to determine what is realistically achievable … Continue reading →

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]]> The crisis of authority https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/the-crisis-of-authority.html Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:29:20 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2772 “ Our youth love luxury, have bad manners, mock authority, and show no respect for the elderly. In our time, children are tyrants. ”— Socrates This brief reflection on the past shows us that the crisis of authority remains a highly subjective … Continue reading →

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]]> Manufacturing Consent: The Press and Media According to Noam Chomsky https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/manufacturing-consent-the-press-and-media-according-to-noam-chomsky.html Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:18:11 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2752 Understanding the Structural Submission of the Media to Dominant Power According to Noam Chomsky in Manufacturing Consent According to Noam Chomsky in Manufacturing Consent, mainstream Western media structurally defend the interests of the ruling power. In Manufacturing Consent (1988), Noam … Continue reading →

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]]> India: a Deceptive Power https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/india-a-deceptive-power.html https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/india-a-deceptive-power.html#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2024 20:30:13 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2734 New Delhi has nuclear weapons but is unable to electrify its entire territory. Under these circumstances, will India be able to establish itself as a great power on the international stage? Over the next ten years, India is likely to … Continue reading →

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]]> https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/india-a-deceptive-power.html/feed 0 Understanding Absolute War and Real War in Clausewitz in Five Minutes https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/absolute-war-real-war-clausewitz.html https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/absolute-war-real-war-clausewitz.html#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:03:11 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2731 In Books I and VIII of On War, Clausewitz develops the concept of rise to extremes, as well as those of “absolute” and “real” war. Absolute war, theoretical war From the start of Book I, Clausewitz offers a definition of war. … Continue reading →

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]]> https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/absolute-war-real-war-clausewitz.html/feed 0 Is France a maritime power? https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/is-france-a-maritime-power.html https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/en/is-france-a-maritime-power.html#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 05:20:33 +0000 https://lesarmesetlatoge.fr/?p=2635 France has the second largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the world. However, its fishing fleet is declining and its navy is regularly falling in the ranking of world navies. Does France have a real ambition for maritime power? Despite … Continue reading →

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