How we fight : ethics in war /

How We Fight: Ethics in War contains ten groundbreaking essays by some of the leading philosophers of war. The essays offer new perspectives on key debates including pacifism, punitive justifications for war, the distribution of risk between combatants and non-combatants, the structure of 'just...

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Other Authors:	Frowe, Helen (Editor), Lang, Gerald R. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Mind Association occasional series.
Subjects:	War > Moral and ethical aspects > Congresses. Peace > Moral and ethical aspects > Congresses. War (Philosophy) > Congresses. Just war doctrine > Congresses. Guerre > Aspect moral > Congrès. Paix > Aspect moral > Congrès. Guerre (Philosophie) > Congrès. Guerre juste > Congrès. POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. Just war doctrine Peace > Moral and ethical aspects War > Moral and ethical aspects War (Philosophy) Krig > etik och moral. Krigets lagar. Electronic books. proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès.
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Summary:	How We Fight: Ethics in War contains ten groundbreaking essays by some of the leading philosophers of war. The essays offer new perspectives on key debates including pacifism, punitive justifications for war, the distribution of risk between combatants and non-combatants, the structure of 'just war theory', and bases of individual liability in war.
Item Description:	These papers arose from a conference on just war theory held at the University of Sheffield in August 2010--Acknowledgements.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxii, 196 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191654381 0191654388 9780191751707 0191751707