# War and Civilization in Back to Methuselah

> Theme guide for Back to Methuselah by George Bernard Shaw.

The book examines war as a symptom of human inadequacy and a threat to civilization, driven by romanticism and ignorance. Shaw argues that only a fundamental change in human nature, including longer life, can prevent such catastrophes.

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