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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.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1839992964
- 9781839992964
- 1839992956
- 9781839992957
- OCLC:
- 1523374618
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