War and peace in ancient philosophy
War and peace in ancient philosophy

Summary/Abstract: Periods of peace and armed conflicts have been present since the very beginningof the human history. For some, they are a natural consequence of culture clash, for othersthey are the moving force of civilization progress, while others perceive them as unjustifiedaggression and disrespect for human life. Regardless the chosen vision and individual pointof view, war, peace and the need for security are an inseparable part of our life and reality.For this reason, they have become a very important subject of philosophical, politicaland sociological considerations, the impact of which we observe in virtually all epochs,regardless the cultural circle, political system or social situation. Due to the amplenessof the topic discussed, this article focuses on the chosen period - antiquity and one of themost important (and closest to us) cultural circle - Greek, Roman and Hellenic. The authortries to answer the research question - does the output of ancient thought influence theformation of contemporary understanding and interpretation of war, peace and security?The considerations are accompanied by the author’s thesis that the way we currentlyperceive and interpret the phenomena that surround us, in particular war and peace, isstrongly determined by the concepts developed by the protoplasts of ancient philosophy

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