TITLE:
The Paradòx of Warfare
AUTHORS:
Jan-Erik Lane
KEYWORDS:
Violent Conflict, Attrition War, Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Sachs, Mèarsheimer, Costs of War (CW), Hamas
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.14 No.1,
February
9,
2024
ABSTRACT: The wars in the Ukraine and Gaza have resulted in such enormous costs that the war approach to conflicts must be rejected. Theories of war are based on rational assumptions like with Tzu and Clausewitz. Only Thucydides told the truth: cruelty, destruction and suffering. Given the destruction in Ukraine and Gaza, one may look into the peace literature for guidance.