Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical IllustrationsBasic Books, 11.08.2015 - 416 Seiten “A classic in the field” (New York Times), this is a penetrating investigation into moral and ethical questions raised by war, drawing on examples from antiquity to the present. Just and Unjust Wars has forever changed how we think about the ethics of conflict. In this modern classic, political philosopher Michael Walzer examines the moral issues that arise before, during, and after the wars we fight. Reaching from the Athenian attack on Melos, to the Mai Lai massacre, to the war in Afghanistan and beyond, Walzer mines historical and contemporary accounts and the testimony of participants, decision makers, and victims to explain when war is justified and what ethical limitations apply to those who wage it. |
Inhalt
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THE CRIME OF | |
THE RULES OF | |
LAW AND ORDER IN INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY | |
ANTICIPATIONS | |
INTERVENTIONS | |
GUERRILLA | |
TERRORISM | |
WINNING AND FIGHTING WELL | |
AGGRESSION AND NEUTRALITY | |
SUPREME EMERGENCY | |
The Problem of Immoral Threats | |
POLITICAL LEADERS AND CITIZENS | |
SOLDIERS AND THEIR OFFICERS | |
WARS ENDS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WINNING | |
WARS MEANS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FIGHTING WELL | |
NONCOMBATANT IMMUNITY AND MILITARY NECESSITY | |
SIEGES AND BLOCKADES | |
NONVIOLENCE AND THE THEORY OF | |
NOTES | |
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Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations Michael Walzer Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations Michael Walzer Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
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