Public war, private conscience [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of political violence / / Andrew Fiala
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| Autore: |
Fiala Andrew G (Andrew Gordon), <1966->
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| Titolo: |
Public war, private conscience [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of political violence / / Andrew Fiala
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 172/.42 |
| Soggetto topico: | War - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Political violence - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Terrorism | |
| Conscientious objection | |
| Just war doctrine | |
| Pacifism | |
| War (Philosophy) | |
| Utilitarianism | |
| Duty | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 a |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Public war, private conscience |
| ISBN: | 1-282-87358-X |
| 9786612873584 | |
| 1-4411-2421-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458805103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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