Philosophy of War

Why We Fight

AvFrédéric Gros

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine seems to many like a throwback to another age, rattling Europe with memories of past horrors. But since the end of the Second World War there has not been a single day without armed conflict somewhere in the world. Drawing on the great political philosophers, from Plato to Marx, via Machiavelli and Hobbes, Frédéric Gros attempts to answer the age-old questions regarding humanity's propensity to wage war: What is a just war? What moral constraints operate on the combatants? Does the state make war or does war make the state? Finally, after exploring the meaning and the spectre of total war, he tackles the ultimate question: Why war?

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-01-13
Mått:129 x 198 x 8 mm
Vikt:98 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:112
Förlag:Verso Books
ISBN:9781804296028
Översättare:Gregory Elliott

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Frédéric Gros is both philosopher and writer. In France, he was the leading editor of Michel Foucault's works and lectures. He teaches political humanities at Sciences-po Paris. His first major success was a book on walking (A Philosophy of Walking), translated into some twenty languages.

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A brilliant essay.

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Introduction: This Time, It Really is War1 Really a 'Return' of War?2 Heroism and Barbarism3 What is a 'Just' War?4 The State Makes War and War Makes the State5 The Idea of Total War6 Why War?Conclusion: And War for the Sake of What Peace.Index