Erasmus and István Magyari on the Justification of War
Absztrakt :
Warfare ideologies in Europe basically changed in the Early Modern period. This
period is the age of Reformation, of which Desiderius Erasmus was one of the
earliest prominent thinkers. Concerning warfare, Erasmus can be understood as
a representative of pacifism, but at the same time, it can be argued that he was
the first reformer with a
specific theory of justification of war. In this respect,
Erasmus had several followers from every part of Europe, including Hungary. This
Hungarian “apprentice” was István Magyari, who was also the first representative
of Hungarian military science. This paper uncovers and examines the common
points of Erasmus and Magyari in their theory of justification of war, and Magyari’s
divergence from Erasmus’ thinking.