Textbook
The Ethics of War: Classic and Contemporary ReadingsISBN: 978-1-4051-2378-5
Paperback
754 pages
July 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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- A wholly unique one-volume compilation of seminal texts
addressing issues 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