{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-war-frzsdzsric-gros-9781804296028","title":"A Philosophy of War: Why We Fight","description":"\u003cb\u003eWar - what is it good for? The best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Walking\u003c\/i\u003e, Frédéric Gros returns with a book on this highly topical subject.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to one wag, war 'died in Hiroshima' more than half a century ago. And yet it has never gone away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Russia invaded Ukraine, they said, it's the return of real war, with its atrocities, its horrors, its violence. But what is a \u003ci\u003ereal \u003c\/i\u003ewar? Was the violence we had been witnessing in of the war on terror, the implosion of Yugoslavia, Israel's destruction in the Middle East, or the war on women not \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e war? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy calling on the great political philosophers, from Plato to Marx, via Machiavelli and Hobbes, this book attempts to answer this question, along with a series of others: what is a just war? What moral forces are involved in a conflict? Does the state make war, or does war make the state? Finally, after exploring the meanings and stakes of the spectre of 'total' war, he tackles the ultimate question: \u003ci\u003ewhy war?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frédéric Gros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804296023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804296028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Frédéric Gros","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962688459007,"sku":"9781804296028","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14c74d61-86a1-418a-b454-ca7c25aa9c5a.jpg?v=1750652226","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-philosophy-of-war-frzsdzsric-gros-9781804296028","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}