| Description |
xvii, 211 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : comparative ethics and the crucible of war / G. Scott Davis -- 1. The ethics of war in Judaism / Norman Solomon -- 2. Islamic tradition and the justice of war / John Kelsay -- 3. Between prudence and heroism : ethics of war in the Hindu tradition / Torkel Brekke -- 4. In defense of Dharma : just war ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka / Tessa Bartholomeusz -- 5. Might makes right : just war and just warfare in early medieval Japan / Karl Friday -- 6. The just war in early China / Mark E. Lewis -- Afterword : ethics across borders / Henrik Syse |
| Summary |
"This book explores how issues of ethics in war and warfare have been treated by major ethical traditions of Asia. It looks at six different Asian religious, philosophical and political traditions: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, China and Japan; and it is organized in three parts according to geography: West Asia, South Asia and East Asia." |
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"While chapters are written by specialists in Asian cultures, some of the conceptual apparatus is drawn from the scholarly discourse on just war developed in the study of the ethical tradition of Christianity. These concepts provide the necessary focus and makes comparison across cultural boundaries possible. As a study of the comparative ethics of war, this book opens a discussion about whether there are universal standards in the ideologies of warfare between the major religious traditions of the world. The concept of just war is at the core of the argument. This new approach opens a new field of research on war and ideology."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Just war doctrine.
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Asia.
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War -- Religious aspects.
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| Author |
Brekke, Torkel.
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| LC no. |
2005001219 |
| ISBN |
0415342929 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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