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| | The Philosophy of War [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
 | | Both could recognize the presence or absence of war. |
 | | However, etymologically war's definition does refer to conceptions of war that have either been discarded or been imputed to the present definition, and a cursory review of the roots of the word war provides the philosopher with a glimpse into its conceptual status within communities and over time. |
 | | For example, the root of the English word 'war', werra, is Frankish-German, meaning confusion, discord, or strife, and the verb werran meaning to confuse or perplex. |
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