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Autore |
Coates A. J (Anthony Joseph), <1940-> |
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Titolo |
The ethics of war / / A.J. Coates |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 1997 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2017 |
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©1997 |
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ISBN |
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1-78499-602-5 |
9781784996659 |
1-78499-665-3 |
9780719040450 |
9780719040467 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (403 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Just war doctrine |
War - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-304) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the second edition -- Introduction to the first edition -- Part I: Images of war -- 1 Realism -- 2 Militarism -- 3 Pacifism -- 4 The just war -- Part II: Principles and concepts of the just war -- 5 Legitimate authority -- 6 Just cause -- 7 Proportionality and the recourse to war -- 8 Last resort -- 9 Proportionality and the conduct of war -- 10 Noncombatant immunity -- 11 Peacemaking -- Part III: Terrorism and counterterrorism -- 12 On defining terrorism -- 13 Terrorism -- 14 Counterterrorism -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The ethics of war explores the moral limits and possibilities of conflict. The argument proceeds from a just war standpoint which balances rules or principles against the moral capacities and dispositions of belligerents and the particular circumstances in which they act. In this enlarged second edition, a new introduction reflects on the impact of changes to just war thinking and to the practice of war since the book's |
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