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The ethics of war / / A.J. Coates



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Autore: Coates A. J (Anthony Joseph), <1940-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The ethics of war / / A.J. Coates Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910797714103321
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