Morality and political violence /

"Political violence in the form of wars, insurgencies, terrorism, and violent rebellion constitutes a major human challenge today as it has so often in the past. It is a challenge not only to life and limb, but also to morality itself. In this book, C.A.J. Coady brings a philosophical and ethic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coady, C. A. J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Violence > Moral and ethical aspects.
Violence > Aspect moral.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Gewalt
Ethik
Politik
Politiek geweld.
Ethische aspecten.
Politische Gewalt > Ethik.
Ethik > Politische Gewalt.
Politik.
Gewalt.
Ethik.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Staring at Armageddon
  • The idea of violence
  • Violence and justice
  • Aggression, defence, and just cause
  • Justice with prudence
  • The right way to fight
  • The problem of collateral damage
  • The morality of terrorism
  • The immunities of combatants
  • Morality and the mercenary warrior
  • Objecting morally
  • Weapons of mass destruction
  • The ideal of peace
  • The issue of stringency.

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