Confronting Evil in International Relations: Ethical Responses to Problems of Moral Agency

ISBN-13: 9780230602632 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 229 str.

Renee Jeffery; Renee Jeffery

Opis

This book brings together seven original essays on the subject of evil in international relations. It considers questions of moral agency associated with the perpetration of evil acts by individuals and groups in the international sphere, and the range of

Spis treści

The Problem of Evil in International Relations R.Jeffery PART I: AGENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVIL IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Individual Agency and Responsibility for Atrocity K.Ainley Collective Evil and the Eradication of Individuality A. J. Vetlesen PART II: ETHICAL RESPONSES TO EVIL IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Evil, Agency and Punishment A.F.Lang Jr Reconciliation: An Ethic for Responding to Evil in Global Politics D.Philpott To Forgive the Unforgivable? Evil and the Ethics of Forgiveness in International Relations R.Jeffery Avenging Evil: A Reconsideration I.Hall Conclusion

O autorze

RENEE JEFFERY is a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Adelaide, Australia.