Debating humanitarian intervention : should we try to save strangers? /

The book offers contrasting views of humanitarian intervention--a war aimed at ending tyranny or violence. Fernando Tesón argues that humanitarian interventions are sometimes permissible; Bas van der Vossen argues that as a rule they are not. The authors use the tools of modern analytic philosophy,...

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Main Authors: Tesón, Fernando R., 1950- (Author), Van der Vossen, Bas, 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Series:Debating ethics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The book offers contrasting views of humanitarian intervention--a war aimed at ending tyranny or violence. Fernando Tesón argues that humanitarian interventions are sometimes permissible; Bas van der Vossen argues that as a rule they are not. The authors use the tools of modern analytic philosophy, in particular just war theory, to substantiate their claims.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190202934
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