Pacifism : a philosophy of nonviolence / Robert L. Holmes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, Robert L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pacifism.

Nonviolence--Moral and ethical aspects.

Nonviolence.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Just war doctrine.

Physical Description:

xviii, 346 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Summary:

In a world riven with conflict, violence and war, this book proposes a philosophical defense of pacifism. It argues that there is a moral presumption against war and unless that presumption is defeated, war is unjustified. Leading philosopher of nonviolence Robert Holmes contends that neither just war theory nor the rationales for recent wars (Vietnam, the Gulf War, the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars) defeat that presumption, hence that war in the modern world is morally unjustified. A detailed, comprehensive and elegantly argued text which guides both students and scholars through the main debates (Just War Theory and double effect to name a few) clearly but without oversimplifying the complexities of the issues or historical examples.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Holmes, Robert L., author. Pacifism

ISBN:

9781474279826

1474279821

9781474279833

147427983X

OCLC:

966849441