From the Philosophy of War to the Philosophy of National Security
https://doi.org/10.56654/ROPI-2025-2(15)-75-101
Abstract
The article shows the peculiarities of modern world development in the context of military-political relations. The peculiarities of the geopolitical position of the Republic of Belarus, as well as trends in the development of the military-political situation are revealed. Attention is emphasized on the strengthening of the factor of interstate confrontation in international relations. Ensuring the security of the social system is conditioned by its dependence on the tools and technologies of force (destructive) impact on it. It is established that war as an extreme form of social violence is one of the forms of social existence. It is emphasized that the understanding of the philosophy of war is the starting point for the development of systemic measures to ensure national security. The peculiarities of the formation and development of philosophical understanding of war are revealed. The main regularities of modern violence are revealed. In the conditions of increasing military violence, the military sphere of national security plays a determining role in the preservation of the state. The main regular trends of military violence are defined and considered. Special attention is paid to the specifics of hybrid and mental warfare. The modern state of social existence can be characterized as world-war relations. The transformation of the philosophy of war indicates the change of paradigms of war and the widespread use of non-military measures in the military confrontation to achieve political goals. The conclusion is made about the need for an essential understanding of the philosophy of modern warfare, as well as the allocation of an independent scientific direction – philosophy of national security as a theoretical and methodological basis of activity in the sphere of society and state management.
About the Author
V. А. Ksenofontov
Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Vladislav А. Ksenofontov, DSc (Philos.), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Ideological Work and Social Sciences
Author ID: 1179883
Minsk
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Ksenofontov V.А. From the Philosophy of War to the Philosophy of National Security. Russia: Society, Politics, History. 2025;(2(15)):75-101. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.56654/ROPI-2025-2(15)-75-101
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