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200 10$aPublic war, private conscience$b[electronic resource] $ethe ethics of political violence /$fAndrew Fiala
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$dc2010
215   $a1 online resource (194 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4411-8258-6 
311   $a1-4411-8281-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe 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.
330   $aPublic 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 a
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606   $aTerrorism
606   $aConscientious objection
606   $aJust war doctrine
606   $aPacifism
606   $aWar (Philosophy)
606   $aUtilitarianism
606   $aDuty
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615  0$aPolitical violence$xMoral and ethical aspects.
615  0$aTerrorism.
615  0$aConscientious objection.
615  0$aJust war doctrine.
615  0$aPacifism.
615  0$aWar (Philosophy)
615  0$aUtilitarianism.
615  0$aDuty.
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