Is Just War Possible?

ISBN-13: 9781509526499 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 140 str.

Christopher Finlay

Opis

Main Description The idea that war is sometimes justified if certain moral criteria are met  if a war is just   is deeply embedded in public consciousness. However, just war theory is only credible so long as we believe that just war is possible in practice.

Recenzje

'Finlay's illuminating account of the conditions under which war is just is anchored in a nuanced and sensitive awareness of the moral and political realities of warfare.' Cecile Fabre, All Souls College, Oxford 'This book is an excellent primer on contemporary just war debates. Well written, cogently explained and up to date, it is a must-read for all students of just war theory.' Alex Bellamy, The University of Queensland

Spis treści

• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Ideas and Ideals of the Just War
• Chapter 2: The Just War Creed
• Chapter 3: Just cause and the possibility of jus ad bellum
• Chapter 4: Fighting Just Wars: Balancing Ends and Means
• Chapter 5: Conclusion: Just Wars, Ideal and Non–Ideal
• References
• Notes

O autorze

Christopher Finlay is Professor in Political Theory at Durham University.