03396nam 2200769 a 450 991045880510332120200520144314.01-282-87358-X97866128735841-4411-2421-7(CKB)2670000000055428(EBL)601729(OCoLC)676695885(SSID)ssj0000426456(PQKBManifestationID)11257652(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426456(PQKBWorkID)10373567(PQKB)11355994(MiAaPQ)EBC601729(Au-PeEL)EBL601729(CaPaEBR)ebr10427132(CaONFJC)MIL287358(OCoLC)893335159(EXLCZ)99267000000005542820091005d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPublic war, private conscience[electronic resource] the ethics of political violence /Andrew FialaLondon ;New York Continuumc20101 online resource (194 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-8258-6 1-4411-8281-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.The sublime grind of Ares -- The war of public and private -- Plato's prophecy and Kant's dream -- Democratic control and professional ethics -- The military establishment -- The democratic peace myth : from Kant and Mill to Hiroshima and Baghdad -- The vanity of temporal things : Hegel and the ethics of war -- American ambivalence : militarism, pacifism, and pragmatism -- Sliding scales and the mischief of war -- Waterboarding, torture, and violence -- Conscientious refusal and the liberal tradition -- Public myths and private protest.Public War, Private Conscience offers a philosophical reflection on the moral demands made upon us by war, providing a clear and accessible overview of the different ways of thinking about war. Engaging both with contemporary examples and historical ideas about war, the book offers unique analysis of issues relating to terrorism, conscience objection, just war theory and pacifism. Andrew Fiala examines the conflict between utilitarian and deontological points of view. On the one hand, wars are part of the project of public welfare, subject to utilitarian evaluation. On the other hand, war is aWarMoral and ethical aspectsPolitical violenceMoral and ethical aspectsTerrorismConscientious objectionJust war doctrinePacifismWar (Philosophy)UtilitarianismDutyElectronic books.WarMoral and ethical aspects.Political violenceMoral and ethical aspects.Terrorism.Conscientious objection.Just war doctrine.Pacifism.War (Philosophy)Utilitarianism.Duty.172/.42Fiala Andrew G(Andrew Gordon),1966-967574MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458805103321Public war, private conscience2209818UNINA