Beyond Just War
A Virtue Ethics Approach
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | D. Chan | ISBN: | 9781137263414 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | June 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | D. Chan |
| ISBN: | 9781137263414 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | June 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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?'
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?'
