On war : a dialogue /
Orend, Brian, 1971-
On war : a dialogue / Brian Orend. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 159 p.). - New dialogues in philosophy . - New dialogues in philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-158).
Injury and empire -- Doctors and definitions -- The causes of war -- Power and pessimism -- Marching off to war -- Mortal combat -- War's aftermath -- Peace in this life.
One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, Brian Orend has written an engaging dialogue from the perspectives of a critically injured soldier and his spouse on all questions related to the ethics of going to war and the ethics of fighting in war. Readers learn of the major traditions of thinking about war, including realism, pacifism, just war theory, and international law. Orend draws on a variety of references from the Civil War to the current war in Iraq to illustrate the moral dimension andambiguity of war.
English.
9780742563872 ebook 0742563871 ebook 1282496379 9781282496378 9786612496370 6612496371
2021698240
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
War (Philosophy)
Peace.
Guerre--Aspect moral.
Guerre (Philosophie)
Paix.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--General.
Military policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
Peace.
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
War (Philosophy)
Ethik
Krieg.
United States--Military policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
U22
172/.42
On war : a dialogue / Brian Orend. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 159 p.). - New dialogues in philosophy . - New dialogues in philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-158).
Injury and empire -- Doctors and definitions -- The causes of war -- Power and pessimism -- Marching off to war -- Mortal combat -- War's aftermath -- Peace in this life.
One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, Brian Orend has written an engaging dialogue from the perspectives of a critically injured soldier and his spouse on all questions related to the ethics of going to war and the ethics of fighting in war. Readers learn of the major traditions of thinking about war, including realism, pacifism, just war theory, and international law. Orend draws on a variety of references from the Civil War to the current war in Iraq to illustrate the moral dimension andambiguity of war.
English.
9780742563872 ebook 0742563871 ebook 1282496379 9781282496378 9786612496370 6612496371
2021698240
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
War (Philosophy)
Peace.
Guerre--Aspect moral.
Guerre (Philosophie)
Paix.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--General.
Military policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
Peace.
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
War (Philosophy)
Ethik
Krieg.
United States--Military policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
U22
172/.42