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• 1 2016-11-27T14:11:35-05:00 The Logic of Methods of War 3 plain 2016-12-11T23:06:25-05:00 This article by Keningale Cook for the Dublin University Magazine begins with a description of the origins of the “ethics” of warfare, beginning in the medieval period and then moving into the Victorian period. The author’s argument is that warfare itself used to be personal, such as the knight and lance. However, with the invention of rifles and cannon, distance was added into the equation, resulting in more casualties and a less personal form of warfare. The author cites the Geneva Convention of 1864, namely to highlight the inconsistencies between merciful warfare and the warfare being implemented towards the latter half of the 19^th century. Ultimately, the violence of the contemporary era was far worse than that forbidden in the original Geneva Convention, thus creating a discrepancy between the evils of the current era and those forbidden earlier. The irony here being that a lot of what was considered acceptable in the contemporary era (such as the .455 Webley) would be considered inhuman in the amendments to the original Geneva Convention (and subsequently forbidden in further amendments to the Convention).