Book 2, Chapter 2
On the theory of war; rejection of positive doctrine in favor of theory as study.
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From On War by Carl von Clausewitz
Clausewitz rejects prescriptive doctrines and geometric systems, arguing theory should educate judgment, not provide rules; war is closer to art than science, governed by living forces.
Book 2, Chapter 3
Art of war or science of war; war as a clash of living forces.
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Method and routine: their proper limited role.
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Critical analysis as the method for studying historical examples.
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