Beyond Just War
Author | : D. Chan |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2016-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137263414 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137263415 |
Rating | : 4/5 (415 Downloads) |
Download or read book Beyond Just War written by D. Chan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?'