Prolegomena to the Studies into the War, Conflict and International Order Cover Image

Prolegomena do studiów nad wojną, konfliktem i ładem międzynarodowym
Prolegomena to the Studies into the War, Conflict and International Order

Author(s): Krzysztof Komorowski
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Military history, International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: war; conflict; fight; peace; international order; logic of defining; system logic; methodology of history; philosophical reflection; geopolitical analysis; military art;

Summary/Abstract: An introduction explaining the character of wars and armed conflicts as factors shaping the international order refers to the basic terminology and the main issues, including their subject, their scope of meaning and their narrative context. It deals with such phenomena and historical facts as war, conflict, military art, fight, peace, international order, turning points, and geopolitical/hegemonic cycles. They are most frequently defined and accepted from the angle of particular scientific disciplines, among other things history, sociology, law, political science, international relations, and military science. As a result, they do not fall only into the domain of military questions. An old interpretation of war is that it is a tool and means to achieve the political aim, which is peace. International conflicts are interpreted here not as military confrontations subordinate to war, but as categories of incompatibility between the sides that aspire to a dominance of some type: religious, ethnic, economic, social, and the like. On the other hand, the perception of the phenomenon of peace determined by Kant’s perpetual peace should be interpreted as political/hegemonic periods, marked by military achievements to maintain or acquire dominance (of power).

  • Issue Year: 29/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-21
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish