Morality and war : can war be just in the twenty-first century?

Morality and war : can war be just in the twenty-first century? / David Fisher.

Author/creator	Fisher, David, 1947-2014
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description	vii, 303 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Just war doctrine. War--Moral and ethical aspects. War--History --21st century.

Contents	Part one : Morality. War without morality -- Whose justice? Which rationality? -- Virtues and consequences -- The just war tradition -- Is non-combatant immunity absolute? -- Virtues -- Virtuous consequentialism -- Part Two : War. The protean nature of war -- Extreme times, extreme measures -- Gulf wars -- Humanitarian intervention -- Making war just.
Abstract	David Fisher explores how just war thinking can and should be developed to provide such guidance. Morality and War examines philosophical challenges to just war thinking, including those posed by moral scepticism and relativism. It explores the nature and grounds of moral reasoning, the relation between public and private morality, and how just war teaching needs to be refashioned to provide practical guidance not just to politicians and generals but to ordinary service people.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-295) and index.
ISBN	9780199599240
ISBN	0199599246

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	U22 .F57 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold