On war : a dialogue / Brian Orend.

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Orend, Brian, 1971-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New dialogues in philosophyPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 159 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780742563872
0742563871
1282496379
9781282496378
9786612496370
6612496371

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: On warDDC classification:

172/.42 22

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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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.

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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.

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