On war : a dialogue /
One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, Brian Orend has written an engaging dialogue from the perspectives of a critically injured soldier and his spouse on all questions related to the ethics of going to war and the ethics of fighting in war. Readers learn of the major traditions of thinking...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2009.
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Colección: | New dialogues in philosophy.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, Brian Orend has written an engaging dialogue from the perspectives of a critically injured soldier and his spouse on all questions related to the ethics of going to war and the ethics of fighting in war. Readers learn of the major traditions of thinking about war, including realism, pacifism, just war theory, and international law. Orend draws on a variety of references from the Civil War to the current war in Iraq to illustrate the moral dimension andambiguity of war. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 159 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158). |
ISBN: | 9780742563872 0742563871 1282496379 9781282496378 9786612496370 6612496371 |