Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2025, Vol. XXXIV. (LXVI.): 70-84

Perspektivy Clausewitzova těžištěRecenzované

Ján Spišák Profil autora
University of Defense, Brno, Czech Republic

Těžiště ve vojenství představuje dominantní prvek vojenského umění, využívaný při plánování a vedení vojenských operací. Doktrína jej definuje jako hlavní zdroj moci, který aktérovi poskytuje jeho sílu, svobodu jednání a/nebo vůli bojovat. Tento článek zkoumá Clausewitzův koncept těžiště prostřednictvím vybraných filozofických perspektiv a objasňuje jeho význam ve vojenské teorii a praxi. Prezentuje doktrinální vývoj konceptu, diskutuje jeho souvislosti a konstatuje, že koncept těžiště zůstává klíčovým doktrinálním i aplikačním prvkem operačního umění.

Klíčová slova: Clausewitz; epistemologie; metodologie; ontologie; teleologie; těžiště.

Perspectives of Clausewitz’s Center of Gravity

The center of gravity in military affairs represents a dominant element of military art, used in the planning and conduct of military operations. The doctrine defines it as the main source of power that provides the actor with his strength, freedom of action and/or the will to fight. This article examines Clausewitz’s concept of center of gravity through selected philosophical perspectives and clarifies its significance in military theory and practice. It presents the doctrinal development of the concept, discusses its context, and concludes that the concept of the center of gravity remains a key doctrinal and practical element of operational art.

Keywords: Clausewitz; Epistemology; Methodology; Ontology; Teleology; Center of Gravity.

Zveřejněno: 1. leden 2026  Zobrazit citaci

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Spišák, J. (2025). Perspektivy Clausewitzova těžiště. Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review, 106(1), 70-84
Sdílet...
Stáhnout citaci
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Zobrazit celý článek

    Reference

    1. Clausewitz, Carl von. 1996. O válce. Brno: Bonus A 1996. ISBN 80-85914-27-1.
    2. Clausewitz, Carl von. 1976. On War. Edited and translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
    3. Department of the Air Force. 1997. Air Force Doctrine Document 1. Washington, D.C.
    4. Department of the Army, FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5. 2006. Counterinsurgency. Washington, D.C.
    5. Department of the Army, FM 100-5. 1993. Operations. Washington, D.C.
    6. Department of the Navy. 1994. NDP 1. Naval Warfare. Washington, D.C.
    7. Department of the Navy. 1997. MCDP 1. Warfighting. Washington, D.C.
    8. Department of Defense. 2006. JP 3-0. Joint Operations. Washington, D.C.
    9. Department of Defense, JP 3-24. 2006. Counterinsurgency. Washington, D.C.
    10. Department of Defense. 2006. JP 5-0. Joint Operational Planning. Washington, D.C.
    11. Edwards, Guy. 2022. Is Clausewitz dead? The problem with Centre of Gravity. Wavell Room. https://wavellroom.com/2022/06/17/
    12. Echevarria, Antulio J. II. 2002. Clausewitz's Center of Gravity: Changing Our Warfighting Doctrine-Again. US Army War College Press. https://press.armywarcollege.edu/ monographs/815/
    13. Isserson, S. Georgij. 2013. The Evolution of Operational Art. US Army CAC. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Translated by Bruce W. Menning.
    14. Janiczek, Rudolph M. 2007. A Concept at the Crossroads: Rethinking the Center of Gravity. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College. https://www.clausewitzstudies. org/bibl/Janiczek-ConceptAtTheCrossroads.pdf
    15. Keer, Martin. 2023. Centre of Gravity: a flawed concept? https://theforge.defence.gov. au/war-college-papers-2023/centre-gravity-flawed-concept#24a
    16. Meyer, Eystein L. 2022. The centre of gravity concept: contemporary theories, comparison, and implications. Defence Studies 22, no. 3: 327-353. https://www.tandfonline.com/ doi/full/10.1080/14702436.2022.2030715#abstract
    17. NATO Standardization Office. 2019. AJP-5, Allied Joint Doctrine For The Planning Of Operations, Edition A Version 2.
    18. Ontologie: Co je a proč je důležitá. KEY Trainings. 2022. https://keytrainings.cz/slovnik/ ontologie-co-je-a-proc-je-dulezita/
    19. Ontologie (filozofie). 2024. https://dbterapie.cz/encyklopedie/ontologie-filozofie/
    20. Potter, Shayla D. 2013. The Center of Gravity Concept: A Study of Its Description and Application in Two Different Eras. School of Advanced Military Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
    21. Rueschhoff, Jan L., and Jonathan P. Dunne. 2011. Centers of Gravity from the Inside Out. Joint Force Quarterly 60 (1st Quarter 2011): 120-25. https://theforge.defence.gov.au/sites/default/files/adfwtc05_-_rueschhoff_dunne_centres_of_gravity_inside_out.pdf
    22. Saxman, John B. 1992. Concept of Center of Gravity, Does it have utility in Joint Doctrine and Campaign Planning? (Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies). https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ ADA254161.pdf
    23. Sookermany, A.M. 2024. Philosophy of Military Sciences. In: Sookermany, A.M. (eds) Handbook of Military Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi. org/10.1007/978-3-030-02866-4_1-1 Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
    24. Starry, Donn A. 1981. The Principles of War. [online]. Military Review, September 1981, vol. XLI, no. 9, 5. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/ p124201coll1/id/340/rec/12
    25. Strange, Joe. 1996. Centers of Gravity & Critical Vulnerabilities: Building on the Clausewitzian Foundation So That We Can All Speak the Same Language. Marine Corps University. https://archive.org/details/centersofgravit00stra
    26. Strange, Joseph L., and Richard Iron. 2003. Center of Gravity: What Clausewitz Really Meant. Marine Corps War College. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA520980
    27. Šlebir, Miha. 2022. Re-examining the Center of Gravity: Theoretical and Structural Analysis of the Concept. Revista Científica General José María Córdova 20, no. 40: 1024-1045. http://scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttextπd=S1900-65862022000401024
    28. Vego, Milan. 2000. Center of Gravity. Military review, March-April, 80(2), 23-29. https:// apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA514297.pdf
    29. Žižka, Pavel and Richard Saibert. 2024. Development of the Czech Armed Forces Doctrinal Framework. Vojenské rozhledy - Czech Military Review, 33(1), 003-020. ISSN 1210-3292.

    Tento článek je publikován v režimu tzv. otevřeného přístupu k vědeckým informacím (Open Access), který je distribuován pod licencí Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), která umožňuje distribuci, reprodukci a změny, pokud je původní dílo řádně ocitováno. Není povolena distribuce, reprodukce nebo změna, která není v souladu s podmínkami této licence.


    Zpět na obsah