New book Philosophy War and Philosophy / Yuichiro Okamoto

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Philosophy
Due to the Ukraine invasion, I don't hear much news about war recently.
On the other hand, I didn't talk much about what kind of problem war could or had become in philosophy.
For example, when I teach about Plato, I rarely talk about the relationship between Plato and war.
In fact, Kant, who is often talked about in the context of "eternal pacifism," does not deny war in general.
"War and philosophy" may seem to be the opposite domain, but rather, there is a part that philosophers have always talked about war.
However, there is very little talk about war in introductory books of philosophy or philosophy books, and when the problem of war must be considered realistically, there is a need for a new signpost weapon, a means of thinking.
Therefore, it is necessary to re-summarize how war has been talked about in philosophy.
This book explains why philosophy is related to war, and how philosophy should be viewed through war, rather than discussing it in a stance of affirming or denying war.
Rather than discussing it in a stance of affirming or denying war, this book explains why philosophy is related to war, and how philosophy should be viewed through war.
Regarding the relationship between war and philosophy, this book asks questions centering on historical flow and idealism vs realism.