I will not come new on this intractable issue, which has always occupied the human mind since the philosophers of the universe began researching the complexities of that mind and its extremist tendency to ignite the fires of wars, in an attempt to understand the roots of the human conflict.
To this day, we find that the suffering experienced by the human self is endless, and it is trying to reach logical mental programming and cultural perceptions that are conclusive to avoid the situation of war that has no roof or limits.
Humanity is still stuck in the cycle of searching for answers that help it to avoid the fighting that leads to destruction, or at the very least, enables it to confront the irrational when falling into the trap of wars.
It continues its intense confusion in understanding: Why are people fighting? Which is originally or the basis for human nature: violence or peace? And why did the presence of a person and the elevation of his human and cognitive awareness not affect his tendency to bloody fighting? Can wars really pave the way for a new world, just as its leaders justify while hiding in their basements where they move their armies?
The philosophers of history differed in opinions, in search of the depths of the human psyche full of complications to answer such questions that chased man since the killing of Cain, his brother Abel.
In this context, we note a great change in their conclusions based on the time periods that they lived and their observations of the psychological and cultural transformations of societies throughout the ages.
Some of them considered a person like a predatory wolf in the face of those who compete with his resources and position, and some of them looked at war as a tool to end injustice and achieve peace by force, and through them civilizations are born and renewed their vitality.
Perhaps one of the most obvious answers was the philosopher Michael Ross in his book, “Why do we hate? Understanding the roots of the human conflict, ”where he concluded that one of the most important reasons for violence among people among people is the issue of the struggle over the ownership of the earth, and the feeling of religious, ethnic, or class, or to transfer the feeling of greatness and preference.
Consequently, the psychological, cultural and economic factors control the reality and continuity of war, and turn over time, as the lessons of history explain, into political domination and a satisfactory review of strength, and desperate attempts to preserve face water instead of preserving lives, injecting blood, and building the ability to human understanding.
Among the philosophical ideas worthy of attention to saving humanity from the banality of evils are the ideas of the German Emmanuel Kant, the author of the “Perpertual People” project – who was seen as a state of unjustified barbarism and in the absence of the law and the absence of reason, and considered that everyone has a loser.
The Kant Peace Project, which was presented at the end of the seventeenth century, when the Napoleon wars were at its height, through which he wanted to provide permanent solutions based on rational and moral laws to achieve permanent peace as an alternative to violence, revolutions and temporary signs.
He has proposed for that basic conditions, the most important of which are: not to interfere by force in state affairs, and not to allow any country to carry out hostile actions that make peace impossible, such as assassinations, intelligence, and betrayals.
He also saw that it is not permissible to inherit, barter, or dedicate any country to another country, and no peace treaty is correct if it includes – secretly – the intention of one of the parties to carry out a future war.
Although this man established modern political philosophy of peace, and presented a sophisticated ethical model in managing international relations more than two centuries ago, hoping that societies will be exhumed from his ideas, we, unfortunately, we find that history tests are still ending with a fall.
And mankind goes on absurd wars that are useless except for the collapse of the systems of values, principles and morals and burial alongside the conscience of chaos and messes with human destinies.
With this painful reality, and until the war puts its visits, the hope remains signed with the awareness of humanity and its will to start towards a more reassuring and brighter future, as the values that respect man prevail and defend his right to live in peace.
* Member of the founder of the circuit of Muhammad Jaber Al -Ansari for thought and culture
