The ethics of war / / A.J. Coates
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 1997 |
| Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2017 | |
| ©1997 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (403 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 172/.42 |
| Soggetto topico: | Just war doctrine |
| War - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Crusades |
| amoral approach | |
| ancient pedigree | |
| consequentialism | |
| counterterrorism | |
| ethical life | |
| ethics of war | |
| history of warfare | |
| just war tradition | |
| legitimate authority | |
| moral ambiguity | |
| moral character | |
| moral culture | |
| moral realism | |
| moral worth of war | |
| pacifism | |
| pragmatism | |
| principle of noncombatant immunity | |
| state sovereignty | |
| terrorism | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-304) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 original publication. The common criticism that traditional just war theory is incoherent, outmoded and in need of radical revision is resisted, and instead, a case is made for an ethics of war rooted in the historic tradition of just war. The concept of just war is compared with realism, militarism and pacifism; the principles of just recourse and just conduct are examined with the aid of real life examples; and a new third part addresses some of the ethical problems raised by terrorism and counterterrorism. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The ethics of war |
| ISBN: | 1-78499-602-5 |
| 9781784996659 | |
| 1-78499-665-3 | |
| 9780719040450 | |
| 9780719040467 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826627403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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