{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-war","title":"A Philosophy of War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Frédéric Gros\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Verso Books, 2026-01-13\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;War - what is it good for? The best-selling author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;A Philosophy of Walking\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, Frédéric Gros returns with a book on this highly topical subject.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;According to one wag, war ‘died in Hiroshima’ more than half a century ago. And yet it has never gone away.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;When Russia invaded Ukraine, they said, it's the return of real war, with its atrocities, its horrors, its violence. But what is a \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;real \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;war? 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 \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;real\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; war?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;By 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: \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;why war?\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082242146473,"sku":"PHBK-9781804296028","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/15101419-L.jpg?v=1778643421","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/a-philosophy-of-war","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}