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A Philosophy of War

By Frédéric Gros

A Philosophy of War

By Frédéric Gros

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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?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
112
Release Date:
2026-01-13
Publication Date:
2026-01-13
Publisher:
Verso Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1804296023
ISBN13:
9781804296028
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
108 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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