The morality of politics : states, honour and war / Ulf Hedetoft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hedetoft, Ulf, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political ethics.

International relations--Moral and ethical aspects.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (83 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2025.

Summary:

This title deals with the morality, self-conception and honour of states, something that goes well beyond the narrow, rationalist defence of national interests, which dominates most IR studies. The volume pursues this line of thinking by focusing on three different but interconnected thematics: moralism, honour and war.

Contents:

Introduction

1 Political Morality: A Critique of State-Citizen Relations

What Is Morality?

Morality, Law and Politics

Morality and Religion, Morality as Religion

Moralised Materialism: Morality as Weapon

Morality and Tolerance

Morality and Nationalism

Morality and War

Two Recent Moral Modulations

The Morale of Morality

2 The Honour and Prestige of States

National Honour Exemplified

The Logic of Honour

Signs of Honour and Prestige, Historically and in Different States

Prestige and National Grandeur

Domestic Benefits of International Prestige

Nuclear Weapons, Honour and Prestige

Democratic vs Dictatorial Rule

Scholarly Fallacies

The 'what' section

The 'why' section

Conclusion

3 War, Peace and Morality: 10 Theses on the Cost of Freedom

and a Case Study of the War in Ukraine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1839992964

9781839992964

1839992956

9781839992957

OCLC:

1523374618