| Description |
x, 286 pages ; 25 cm |
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Ethikon series in comparative ethics |
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The Ethikon series |
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Ethikon series in comparative ethics.
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Ethikon series.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Terry Nardin -- Ch. 1. The Ethics of War and Peace in the Catholic Natural Law Tradition / John Finnis -- Ch. 2. Just War Thinking in Catholic Natural Law / Joseph Boyle -- Ch. 3. Realism and the Ethics of War and Peace / David R. Mapel -- Ch. 4. Realism, Morality, and War / Jeff McMahan -- Ch. 5. War and Peace in the Jewish Tradition / Michael Walzer -- Ch. 6. Prohibited Wars in the Jewish Tradition / Aviezer Ravitzky -- Ch. 7. War and Peace in Islam / Bassam Tibi -- Ch. 8. Interpreting the Islamic Ethics of War and Peace / Sohail H. Hashmi -- Ch. 9. Christian Nonviolence: An Interpretation / Theodore F. Koontz -- Ch. 10. Conflicting Interpretations of Christian Pacifism / Michael G. Cartwright -- Ch. 11. Is There a Feminist Tradition on War and Peace? / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Ch. 12. Toward a Feminist Ethic of War and Peace / Sarah Tobias -- Ch. 13. The Comparative Ethics of War and Peace / Terry Nardin |
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Ch. 14. Divine Justice, Evil, and Tradition: Comparative Reflections / Richard B. Miller |
| Summary |
Each contributor responds to this set of questions on behalf of the ethical perspective he or she is presenting. The concluding chapters compare and contrast the perspectives presented without seeking to adjudicate their differences |
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A superb introduction to the ethical aspects of war and peace, this collection of tightly integrated essays explores the reasons for waging war and for fighting with restraint as formulated in a diversity of ethical traditions, religious and secular. Beginning with the classic debate between political realism and natural law, this book seeks to expand the conversation by bringing in the voices of Judaism, Islam, Christian pacifism, and contemporary feminism. In so doing, it addresses a set of questions: How do the adherents to each viewpoint understand the ideas of war and peace? What attitudes toward war and peace are reflected in these understandings? What grounds for war, if any, are recognized within each perspective? What constraints apply to the conduct of war? Can these constraints be set aside in situations of extremity? |
| Notes |
"Originated at a conference on The ethics of war and peace held in January 1993 at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center"--Pref |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Peace -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses.
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Peace -- Religious aspects -- Comparatfve studies -- Congresses
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses.
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Peace -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies -- Congresses.
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War -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Nardin, Terry, 1942-
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| LC no. |
95000691 |
| ISBN |
0691037132 (alk. paper) |
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