Philosophy and the War (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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War exposes how impersonal ideas falter and why a personal, human-centered view is crucial for life and society.

This book analyzes the trend toward impersonalism in culture and science and explains why wartime crisis demands a turnover to personal responsibility, dignity, and shared humanity. It traces how different nations and thinkers have shaped or challenged these currents and what that means for politics, education, religion, and everyday life.

• Learn how war tests ideas about individuality, freedom, and the rights of the person.
• See contrasts between American humanitarian ideals, German romanticism, and the social theories that spread across Europe.
• Explore the call for a global personalistic interpretation of life, history, and community in the face of conflict.
• Consider how faith, ethics, and civic duty interact when old certainties break apart.

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