The Ethics of War: Classic and Contemporary ReadingsISBN: 978-1-4051-2377-8
Hardcover
760 pages
May 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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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