{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-war-why-we-fight-9781804296028","title":"A Philosophy of War: Why We Fight","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Walking \u003c\/i\u003ereturns to address the eternal subject of human conflict\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRussia'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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frédéric Gros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804296028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrédéric 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 (\u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Walking\u003c\/i\u003e), translated into some twenty languages.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Fr\u0026#195;\u0026#169;d\u0026#195;\u0026#169;ric Gros \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47579882913949,"sku":"9781804296028","price":35.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0370791f-210c-4671-beaf-a178da0c5526.jpg?v=1768897700","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-philosophy-of-war-why-we-fight-9781804296028","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}