%0 Journal Article %T The Paradòx of Warfare %A Jan-Erik Lane %J Open Journal of Philosophy %P 141-145 %@ 2163-9442 %D 2024 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojpp.2024.141011 %X The wars in the Ukraine and Gaza have resulted in such enormous costs that the war approach to conflicts must be rejected. Theories of war are based on rational assumptions like with Tzu and Clausewitz. Only Thucydides told the truth: cruelty, destruction and suffering. Given the destruction in Ukraine and Gaza, one may look into the peace literature for guidance. %K Violent Conflict %K Attrition War %K Ukraine %K Palestine %K Israel %K Sachs %K M& %K egrave %K arsheimer %K Costs of War (CW) %K Hamas %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131166