The ethics of war / A.J. Coates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coates, A. J. (Anthony Joseph), 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Just war doctrine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 394 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The ethics of war explores the moral limits and possibilities of conflict. The argument proceeds from a just war standpoint which balances rules or principles against the moral capacities and dispositions of belligerents and the particular circumstances in which they act. In this enlarged second edition, a new introduction reflects on the impact of changes to just war thinking and to the practice of war since the book's original publication. The common criticism that traditional just war theory is incoherent, outmoded and in need of radical revision is resisted, and instead, a case is made for an ethics of war rooted in the historic tradition of just war. The concept of just war is compared with realism, militarism and pacifism; the principles of just recourse and just conduct are examined with the aid of real life examples; and a new third part addresses some of the ethical problems raised by terrorism and counterterrorism.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface to the second edition

Acknowledgements

Introduction to the second edition

Introduction to the first edition

Part I: Images of war

1 Realism

2 Militarism

3 Pacifism

4 The just war

Part II: Principles and concepts of the just war

5 Legitimate authority

6 Just cause

7 Proportionality and the recourse to war

8 Last resort

9 Proportionality and the conduct of war

10 Noncombatant immunity

11 Peacemaking

Part III: Terrorism and counterterrorism

12 On defining terrorism

13 Terrorism

14 Counterterrorism

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784996024

1784996025

9781784996659

1784996653

OCLC:

979067028