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“The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry” by Christine de Pizan
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Writing in 1410, de Pizan wrote this work as advice to the young ruler of France (much like Sun Tzu). In it, she builds a medieval case for just war on principles laid out by Cicero, Augustine, and Aquinas. Interestingly, de Pizan lays out an international framework for dispute resolution that is similar to the UN framework in use today. In contrast to Eastern international politics, this was possible due to the role that the Catholic Church had above otherwise sovereign states. This hierarchy allowed states to coexist, albeit violently, in pre-Renaissance Europe (provided you were a Christian, of course). Also notable is the fact that de Pizan is a woman writing in a time when the Christian patriarchy was quite literally at its peak. This is an insightful companion to Sun Tzu and gives a global perspective on war & international relations.
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Writing in 1410, de Pizan wrote this work as advice to the young ruler of France (much like Sun Tzu). In it, she builds a medieval case for just war on principles laid out by Cicero, Augustine, and Aquinas. Interestingly, de Pizan lays out an international framework for dispute resolution that is similar to the UN framework in use today. In contrast to Eastern international politics, this was possible due to the role that the Catholic Church had above otherwise sovereign states. This hierarchy allowed states to coexist, albeit violently, in pre-Renaissance Europe (provided you were a Christian, of course). Also notable is the fact that de Pizan is a woman writing in a time when the Christian patriarchy was quite literally at its peak. This is an insightful companion to Sun Tzu and gives a global perspective on war & international relations.