Morality and Political Violence

ISBN-13: 9780521560009 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 332 str.

C. A. J. Coady

Opis

Political violence in the form of wars, insurgencies, terrorism, and violent rebellion constitutes a major human challenge today as it has so often in the past. It is not only a challenge to life and limb, but also to morality itself. In this book, C. A. J. Coady brings a philosophical and ethical perspective to the subject. He places the problems of war and political violence in the frame of reflective ethics. In clear and accessible language, Coady reexamines a range of urgent problems pertinent to political violence against the background of a contemporary approach to just war thinking.

Recenzje

'This is a comprehensive discussion of political violence and the morality of war. Each of its fourteen chapters treats a major topic with insight and analytical rigor.' Bruce M. Landesman, Philosophy in Review

Spis treści

1. Staring at armageddon; 2. The idea of violence; 3. Violence and justice; 4. Aggression, defence, and just cause; 5. Justice with prudence; 6. The right way to fight; 7. The problem of collateral damage; 8. The morality of terrorism; 9. The immunities of combatants; 10. Morality and mercenary warrior; 11. Objecting morally; 12. Weapons of mass destruction; 13. The ideal of peace; 14. The issue of stringency.