Just war theory / edited by Thom Brooks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brooks, Thom.

Series:

Studies in Moral Philosophy 4.

Studies in moral philosophy, 2211-2014 ; vol. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Just war doctrine.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Just War Theory raises some of the most pressing and important philosophical issues of our day. When is a war a just war, if ever? Do all soldiers in war have moral equivalence? What is the difference between combatants and non-combatants? This book brings together some of the most important essays in this area written by leading scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand just war theory. The essays have all appeared in the Journal of Moral Philosophy , an internationally recognized leading philosophy journal.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Thom Brooks

Introduction / Thom Brooks

The Permissibility of Aiding and Abetting Unjust Wars / Saba Barzargan

Dividing Harm / Gerhard Øverland

Consistency in the Armed Enforcement of Human Rights: A Moral Necessity? / Ned Dobos

Conditional Threats / Gerhard Øverland

Can Wars Be Fought Justly? The Necessity Condition Put to the Test / Daniel Statman

Self-Defence among Innocent People / Gerhard Øverland

Killing in War and Moral Equality / Stephen R. Shalom

Self-Defence and the Principle of Non-Combatant Immunity / Helen Frowe

Partiality and Weighing Harm to Non-Combatants / David Lefkowitz

Defining Terrorism for Public Policy Purposes: The Group–Target Definition / Eric Reitan

Bibliography / Thom Brooks

Index / Thom Brooks.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85425-2

9789004228504

90-04-24202-3

OCLC:

821180580

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004242029 DOI