War and moral responsibility,

This remarkably rich collection of articles focuses on moral questions about war. The essays, originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, cover a wide range of topics from several points of view by writers from the fields of political science, philosophy, and law. The discussion of war...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Scanlon, Thomas (Author)
Other Authors: Cohen, Marshall (Compiler), Nagel, Thomas, 1937-, Brandt, Richard B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press [1974]
Series:Philosophy & public affairs reader.
Princeton paperbacks.
Subjects:
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
War (International law)
War and religion.
Guerre > Aspect moral.
Guerre (Droit international)
PHILOSOPHY / Political
War > Moral and ethical aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • War and massacre / Thomas Nagel
  • Utilitarianism and the rules of war / R.B. Brandt
  • Rules of war and moral reasoning / R.M. Hare
  • Political action : the problem of dirty hands / Michael Walzer
  • World War II : Why was this war different? / Michael Walzer
  • Responsibility for crimes of war / Sanford Levinson
  • The relevance of Nuremberg / Richard Wasserstrom
  • Selective conscientious objection and the Gillette decision / David Malament.

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