Morality and war : can war be just in the twenty-first century?

Morality and war : can war be just in the twenty-first century? / David Fisher.

David Fisher explores how just war thinking can and should be developed to provide such guidance. Morality and War examines philosophical challenges to just war thinking, including those posed by moral scepticism and relativism. It explores the nature and grounds of moral reasoning, the relation bet...

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Main Author: Fisher, David, 1947-2014
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Just war doctrine.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
War > History > 21st century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Just war doctrine
War
War > Moral and ethical aspects
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:David Fisher explores how just war thinking can and should be developed to provide such guidance. Morality and War examines philosophical challenges to just war thinking, including those posed by moral scepticism and relativism. It explores the nature and grounds of moral reasoning, the relation between public and private morality, and how just war teaching needs to be refashioned to provide practical guidance not just to politicians and generals but to ordinary service people.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 303 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-295) and index.
ISBN:9780191616679
0191616672
9780191725692
0191725692
1283215705
9781283215701
9786613215703
6613215708
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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