BOOK REVIEW. LAS IDEAS EN LA GUERRA. JUSTIFICACIÓN Y CRÍTICA EN LA COLOMBIA CONTEMPORÁNEA

Abstract

In his book, Jorge Giraldo Ramírez’s reflections on the Colombian conflict are based
on a close and in-depth understanding of the subject, given that he is not only professor
and Dean of the School of Humanities at EAFIT University (Bogota); he has
also been actively involved in the Historical Commission on the Conflict and Its Victims
(CHCV), which was set up as part of a general agreement between the Colombian
government and the FARC to end the conflict. He therefore has a very real and comprehensive
overview of the subject. In addition, the academic works he has published
in recent years have focused on themes related to contemporary political philosophy,
civil wars and criminal economies in South America, where he has provided an enriching
view and approach to the process.