Think about it! Why are there wars?

Think about it! series volumes invite you to an intellectual adventure in the questions that concern us the most. The texts written by the philosophers are accompanied by artistic illustrations, and thought-provoking quotes from the greats of philosophy introduce the reader to the world of philosophy. War is hateful in our eyes: it brings immeasurable destruction and suffering. Is it possible to imagine a world without war? What distinguishes war from other forms of violence? Is war merely a manifestation of the aggressiveness inherent in our nature, or is it an inherent part of social life? Has it changed over the course of history? Are all wars the same, or can we distinguish between just and unjust wars? Complex questions for which we do not have satisfactory answers. Still, we have to ask them because they give us an opportunity to think about how people live together.