ETHICS, PHILOSOPHY OF WAR AND THE EUROPEAN QUESTION: MAX SCHELER IN THE CONTEXT

Autor tematizira Schelerovu filozofiju rata osvrćući se na njegovo djelo Genij rata. U kontekstu Njemačke zahvaćene Prvim svjetskim ratom, Scheler je polemizirao s različitim interpretacijama biti i naravi rata, osobito s onima gdje se rat svodi na ekonomske ili sociologijske uzroke, jer je kod jednoga “pravog” rata posrijedi samo duhovna pobuda ka povećanju vlasti. Rat je shvaćen kao dio ljudske naravi, ali ne kao puka borba za opstanak, nego kao borba za moć koja do krajnosti uzvisuje, proširuje i produbljuje zajedničke i nedjeljive vrijednosti naše ćudoredne svijesti. Autor ističe kako je Schelerova namjera veličati rat nasuprot Kantovu univerzalizmu i racionalizmu, osobito odbacujući Kantovu ideju “vječnog mira” i sve što je vezano uz kozmopolitizam i pacifizam. No, autor zaključuje da je Schelerova filozofija samozavaravajuća.The author looks into Scheler’s philosophy of war as stated in his work The Genius of War. In the context of Germany during World War One, Scheler polemicized with various interpretations of the essence and the nature of war, particularly with those that reduce wars to economic or sociological roots, and claimed that the spiritual drive behind the “real” war was only to increase power. The war for him is part of the human nature, but not as a mere struggle for survival but as the struggle for power that maximally exalts, expands and deepens the common and indivisible values of our moral consciousness. The author argues that Scheler’s intention is to glorify war, counter to Kant’s universalism and rationalism. He is particularly dismissive of Kant’s idea of “eternal peace” and all that is linked with cosmopolitanism and pacifism. The author concludes that Scheler’s philosophy is self-delusional