Platońska doktryna wojny sprawiedliwej
The Platonic Doctrine of a Just War

Summary/Abstract: The Christian idea of justified war is undoubtedly one of the significant achievements of civilization. This concept, developed by St. Augustine is based on the foundations of Platonic philosophy. According to Plato, wars, and in a broader sense, conflicts and rivalries, can be divided into internal conflicts, i.e., those fought by a man with himself and fought among his own people or against his own people, and external conflicts, wars fought with enemies. These are about the domination of the “higher” over the “lower” especially among divine values. Meaning that it goes precisely to the reign of reason in man, philosophy in the state and wisdom among nations. But reason governs with justice and harmony, and therefore reconciliation, not the destruction of the opposing force. Only in such a situation do we have a just man and a just state, and such a state is justified in waging wars.

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