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Public war, private conscience : the ethics of political violence / Andrew Fiala.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fiala, Andrew, 1966-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War--Moral and ethical aspects.
- War.
- Political violence--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Political violence.
- Terrorism.
- Conscientious objection.
- Just war doctrine.
- Pacifism.
- War (Philosophy).
- Utilitarianism.
- Duty.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 177 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, [2010]
- Summary:
- A philosophical exploration of such subjects as terrorism, just war and pacifism, Andrew Fiala's book reflects on the moral demands that conflict makes on us.>
- Contents:
- The sublime grind of Ares
- The war of public and private
- Plato's prophecy and Kant's dream
- Democratic control and professional ethics
- The military establishment
- The democratic peace myth : from Kant and Mill to Hiroshima and Baghdad
- The vanity of temporal things : Hegel and the ethics of war
- American ambivalence : militarism, pacifism, and pragmatism
- Sliding scales and the mischief of war
- Waterboarding, torture, and violence
- Conscientious refusal and the liberal tradition
- Public myths and private protest.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441182586
- 1441182586
- 9781441182814
- 1441182810
- OCLC:
- 456977419
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