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Author Harbour, Frances Vryling.

Title Thinking about international ethics : moral theory and cases from American foreign policy / Frances V. Harbour
Published Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999

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Description xi, 212 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction: Ethics, International Affairs, and American Foreign Policy -- A Philosophical Map -- Examining Cases Through Multiple Lenses -- Pt. I. What Role for Ethics in Foreign Policy? 1. Realism Versus Idealism in the Twentieth Century. 2. A Closer Look at Realism in the Twentieth Century. 3. Realists, Idealists, and the Politics of Ratifying Chemical Arms Control Treaties in the United States, 1926-1997 -- Pt. II. Ethics, Intentions, and Consequences in Making Foreign Policy. 4. The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945: Events and Moral Questions. 5. Consequentialism: Ends Justify the Means. 6. Consequentialist Evaluations of the U.S. Decision to Use Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 7. Deontological Approaches to International Ethics: Motives, Duties, Rules, and Means. 8. The Hiroshima Decision and the Just War Tradition -- Pt. III. Human Rights, Cultural Relativism, and National Duties. 9. The United States, China, and Most Favored-Nation Trade Status
10. The Politics of Most Favored Nation Trade Status for China and the Basis of Rights. 11. Moral Theories and the Debate in the U.S. Government on Most Favored Nation Trade Status for China. 12. Conclusion: Moral Theory as a Tool for Analyzing and Evaluating Foreign Policy
Summary Although the initial optimism surrounding the so-called New World Order has faded, the importance of moral and ethical values continues to affect political debate throughout the world. In this book, Frances Harbour demonstrates through case studies how people of different moral perspectives approach the problem of international ethics
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140058 -- Moral and ethical aspects http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006099 -- Case studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2016001578
LC no. 98026744
ISBN 0813328470 paperback alkaline paper
0813328462 hardcover alkaline paper