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Pacifism and the just war : a study in applied philosophy / Jenny Teichman.
LIBRA BT736.4 .T45 1986
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Teichman, Jenny.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pacifism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Pacifism.
- Just war doctrine.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 138 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York, NY : B. Blackwell, 1986.
- Summary:
- Teichman describes and analyzes the theories of pacifism and the traditional doctrine of the just war. (Theology)
- Contents:
- 1 The Meaning of Pacifism 1
- 2 The Origins of Pacifism 10
- 3 Pacifism and Conscription 16
- 4 Violence and Contradiction 25
- 5 The Violence of the State 38
- 6 The Just War 46
- 7 Guilt and Innocence 63
- 8 Self-Defence 69
- 9 Terrorism and Guerrilla War 88
- 10 Absolute Obligation 98
- Appendix 1 Philosophers and Others on War 112
- Appendix 2 Deterrent Threats 118.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages [128]-130.
- ISBN:
- 0631150560 :
- OCLC:
- 13395541
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