The Ethics of War: Classic and Contemporary Readings
Book Details
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1405123788
ISBN-139781405123785
CategoryPhilosophy
MarketplaceIndia 🇮🇳
Description
The Ethics of War is an indispensable collection of essays addressing issues both timely and age-old about the nature and ethics of war.
- Features essays by great thinkers from ancient times through to the present day, among them Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant, Russell, and Walzer
- Examines timely questions such as: When is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? How can a lasting peace be achieved?
- Will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in morality and ethics in war time
Includes informative introductions and helpful marginal notes by editors
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