Philosophy of War

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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?

Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Frédéric Gros EAN: 9781804296028 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 112 WEIGHT: 250 g HEIGHT: 198 mm

PUBLISHED BY: Verso Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-01-13 CITY: GENRE: PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Criticism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes WIDTH: 129 mm SPINE:

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Political science and theory, Warfare and defence, Popular philosophy

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.

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?

Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Frédéric Gros EAN: 9781804296028 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 112 WEIGHT: 250 g HEIGHT: 198 mm

PUBLISHED BY: Verso Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-01-13 CITY: GENRE: PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Criticism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes WIDTH: 129 mm SPINE:

Book Themes:

Political science and theory, Warfare and defence, Popular philosophy

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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