Philosophy of War and Peace

Jenny Teichman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

250 Seiten

2006
Imprint Academic (Verlag)
978-1-84540-050-7 (ISBN)

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This book considers historical and current events from the standpoint of moral philosophy. It describes: real wars and the ways in which they have or have not been fought according to principles of justice; terrorism, torture and the effects of scientific discoveries on the way war is conducted; peace movements and the influences of religion on the ideology surrounding warfare. The book criticises the ethical theories of analytical philosophers in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Jenny Teichman is Emeritus Fellow of New Hall College in the University of Cambridge and author/editor of some dozen books, including Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide, Social Ethics: A Student's Guide and Philosophy and the Mind.

The Ethics of War: War: its causes and aims; The just war in the ancient world; The just war: Christian philosophers and jurists; The just war: philosophers and clergy in the twentieth century; The Red Cross and the laws of war. The Laws of War Ignored: All-out war; War and science; Deterrence and the Cold War. Terror, Torture, Hostage Taking. The People in Arms: Guerillas and partisans; The SOE versus the Axis powers; Resistance in Norway; Cuban guerillas. Against War: Pacifism; Anti-war campaigns; Pugwash and the Test Ban Treaty. Reasoning about War and Peace: Consequentialism and Utility; Christian 'absolutism' and Socrates. Conclusions.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.7.2006
Verlagsort	Exeter
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 210 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	1-84540-050-X / 184540050X
ISBN-13	978-1-84540-050-7 / 9781845400507
Zustand	Neuware