| Description |
1 online resource (320 pages) |
| Series |
Research ethics forum ; v. 1 |
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Research ethics forum ; v. 1.
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| Contents |
Weapons, Weapons Research and the Case Against Weapons Research -- The Development of Projectile Weapons: Ancient Catapults -- The Development of Projectile Weapons 2: Firearms -- The Development of Nuclear Weapons -- The Moral Dimension of Weapons Research -- How to Make the Case Against Weapons Research -- Defensive, Deterrent and 'Humane' Weapons -- Weapons Research, Contexts and Justifications, and the Analogy with Explanation -- Just War Theory and Wartime Weapons Research -- War and Realism -- Commercial Weapons Research and Peacetime Weapons Research -- Weapons Research and Supreme Emergency |
| Summary |
"The pilot-less drones, smart bombs and other high-tech weapons on display in recent conflicts are all the outcome of weapons research. However, the kind of scientific and technological endeavour has been around for a long time, producing not only the armaments of Nazi Germany and the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, but the catapults used in ancient Greece and Rome and the assault rifles used by child soldiers in Africa. In this book John Forge examines such weapons research and asks whether it is morally acceptable to undertake such an activity. He argues that it is in fact morally wrong to take part in weapons research as its primary purpose is to produce the means to harm others, and moreover he argues that all attempts to then justify participation in weapons research do not stand up to scrutiny."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Military weapons -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789400757363 |
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9400757360 |
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9400757352 |
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9789400757356 |
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9781283946490 |
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1283946491 |
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