In Searching for a Scientific Explanation of War, the Author

question 30

Multiple Choice

In searching for a scientific explanation of war, the author concludes that

• A) we are closer than ever to identifying the fundamental causes of war.
• B) scholars still are unable to definitively determine the causes of war.
• C) wars can now be predicted accurately.
• D) certain explanations have been determined to be more scientific than others.

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