Ontološki status rata u medijski posredovanoj zbilji
Ontological Status of War in Media-Represented Reality

Summary/Abstract: In the tradition of philosophical thought, especially in the field of ontology, we often link polarisation between war and peace with the distinction between good and evil. Accordingly, peace as the absolute and unchangeable condition is defined as good, while war as the changeable condition of an imperfect human world is attributed as a consequence of the metaphysical evil (Leibniz). However, if we understand evil as a practical problem (Svendsen), then the discussion shifts to the question about the intelligence of evil (Baudrillard), and the amount of our inclusion in its repression. Hence, in this paper we will observe some of the contemporary understandings of evil with the emphasis on the new modes of struggling, often intermediated by different kinds of media manipulations (terrorism). This paper will try to determine the ontological status of war in a media represented reality.

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