Justifying the obligation to die : war, ethics, and political obligation with illustrations from Zionism / Ilan Zvi Baron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baron, Ilan Zvi, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political obligation.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

Death--Political aspects.

Zionism--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Justifying the Obligation to Die provides a critical survey covering classical, medieval, and modern political thinking on how the state or sovereign may justifiably oblige members of the community to risk their lives on its behalf by being sent into war, and it uses Zionism to illustrate how this obligation has been argued in practice. The author then turns to the political thought of Hannah Arendt in order to argue how the obligation could become justifiable.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Just War and Obligation; Chapter 2. The Jewish Question and Zionism; Chapter 3. Aristotle, War, the Good Life, and Zionism; Chapter 4. For the State; Chapter 5. Salvation; Chapter 6. Wishful Thinking: Consent, Contract, and the Obligation to Die; Chapter 7. Justifying the Obligation to Die; Conclusion: The Obligation to Die; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-282-49309-4

9786612493096

0-7391-2975-9

OCLC:

367593995