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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.A brilliant essay.
Lire-Magazine littéraire
In 162 pages as clear as they are dense, Gros in the lineage of Raymond Aron, untangles this mystery of the dark side of humanity.
Le Point
Masterful.
Nice Matin
An accessible essay that asks questions as crucial as they are dizzying.
Marianne
A beautiful philosophical lesson.
- Psychologies,
Have history's most devastating conflicts taught us nothing? Philosopher Gros mines the writings of thinkers ancient and modern to discern the root of mankind's insatiable urge to conquer.
The Washington Independent Review of Books
1 Really a 'Return' of War?
2 Heroism and Barbarism
3 What is a 'Just' War?
4 The State Makes War and War Makes the State
5 The Idea of Total War
6 Why War?
Conclusion: And War for the Sake of What Peace.
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