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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454110903321

Autore

Orend Brian <1971->

Titolo

On war [[electronic resource] ] : a dialogue / / Brian Orend

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49637-9

9786612496370

0-7425-6387-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Collana

New dialogues in philosophy

Disciplina

172/.42

Soggetti

War - Moral and ethical aspects

War (Philosophy)

Peace

Electronic books.

United States Military policy Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-158).

Nota di contenuto

Injury and empire -- Doctors and definitions -- The causes of war -- Power and pessimism -- Marching off to war -- Mortal combat -- War's aftermath -- Peace in this life.

Sommario/riassunto

One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, Brian Orend has written an engaging dialogue from the perspectives of a critically injured soldier and his spouse on all questions related to the ethics of going to war and the ethics of fighting in war. Readers learn of the major traditions of thinking about war, including realism, pacifism, just war theory, and international law. Orend draws on a variety of references from the Civil War to the current war in Iraq to illustrate the moral dimension and ambiguity of war.