| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Studies in moral philosophy, 2211-2014 ; v. 4 |
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Studies in moral philosophy (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I JUST WAR AND UNJUST WAR -- Permissibility of Aiding and Abetting Unjust Wars / Saba Barzargan -- Dividing Harm / Gerhard Øverland -- Consistency in the Armed Enforcement of Human Rights: A Moral Necessity? / Ned Dobos -- pt. II JUST WAR AND SELF-DEFENSE -- Conditional Threats / Gerhard Øverland -- Can Wars Be Fought Justly? The Necessity Condition Put to the Test / Daniel Statman -- pt. III INNOCENT NON-COMBATANTS AND SELF-DEFENSE -- Self-Defence among Innocent People / Gerhard Øverland -- Killing in War and Moral Equality / Stephen R. Shalom -- Self-Defence and the Principle of Non-Combatant Immunity / Helen Frowe -- Partiality and Weighing Harm to Non-Combatants / David Lefkowitz -- pt. IV JUST WAR THEORY AND TERRORISM -- Defining Terrorism for Public Policy Purposes: The Group-Target Definition / Eric Reitan |
| Summary |
Just War Theory raises some of the most pressing and important philosophical issues of our day. This book brings together some of the most important essays in this area written by leading scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand just war theory |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Just war doctrine.
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Just war doctrine
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brooks, Thom
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| LC no. |
2012036486 |
| ISBN |
9789004242029 |
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9004242023 |
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1283854252 |
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9781283854252 |
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