Walzer Just War And Iraq

Author : Ronan O'Callaghan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317382430

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Walzer, Just War and Iraq by Ronan O'Callaghan Pdf

In recent years questions of ethical responsibility and justice in war have become increasingly significant in international relations. This focus has been precipitated by United States (U.S.) led invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq. In turn, Western conceptions of ethical responsibility have been largely informed by human rights based understandings of morality. This book directly addresses the question of what it means to act ethically in times of war by drawing upon first-hand accounts of U.S. war fighting in Iraq during the 2003 invasion and occupation. The book focuses upon the prominent rights based justification of war of Michael Walzer. Through an in-depth critical reading of Walzer’s work, this title demonstrates the broader problems implicit to human rights based justifications of war and elucidates an alternative account of ethical responsibility: ethics as response. Putting forward a compelling case for people to remain troubled and engaged with questions of ethical responsibility in war, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars in a range of areas including international relations theory, ethics and security studies.

Author : Michael Walzer
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300127713

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Arguing About War by Michael Walzer Pdf

Michael Walzer is one of the world’s most eminent philosophers on the subject of war and ethics. Now, for the first time since his classic Just and Unjust Wars was published almost three decades ago, this volume brings together his most provocative arguments about contemporary military conflicts and the ethical issues they raise.The essays in the book are divided into three sections. The first deals with issues such as humanitarian intervention, emergency ethics, and terrorism. The second consists of Walzer’s responses to particular wars, including the first Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. And the third presents an essay in which Walzer imagines a future in which war might play a less significant part in our lives. In his introduction, Walzer reveals how his thinking has changed over time.Written during a period of intense debate over the proper use of armed force, this book gets to the heart of difficult problems and argues persuasively for a moral perspective on war.

Author : Graham Parsons,Mark A. Wilson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030416577

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Walzer and War by Graham Parsons,Mark A. Wilson Pdf

This book presents ten original essays that reassess the meaning, relevance, and legacy of Michael Walzer’s classic, Just and Unjust Wars. Written by leading figures in philosophy, theology, international politics and the military, the essays examine topics such as territorial rights, lessons from America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the practice of humanitarian intervention in light of experience, Walzer’s notorious discussion of supreme emergencies, revisionist criticisms of noncombatant immunity, gender and the rights of combatants, the peacebuilding critique of just war theory, and the responsibility of soldiers for unjust wars. Collectively, these essays advance the debate in this important field and demonstrate the continued relevance of Walzer’s work.

Author : Laura Sjoberg
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 073911610X

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Gender, Justice, and the Wars in Iraq by Laura Sjoberg Pdf

Sjoberg advocates replacing righteousness in just war thinking with dialogue and empathy for the good of human safety everywhere and concludes with alternative visions of Gulf War policies, inspired by feminist just war theory."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Michael Walzer
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0465037070

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Just And Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer Pdf

From the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai Massacre, from the wars in the Balkans through the first war in Iraq, Michael Walzer examines the moral issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, and the spoils of war. He studies a variety of conflicts over the course of history, as well as the testimony of those who have been most directly involved--participants, decision makers, and victims. In his introduction to this new edition, Walzer specifically addresses the moral issues surrounding the war in and occupation of Iraq, reminding us once again that "the argument about war and justice is still a political and moral necessity."

Author : James M. Dubik
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813168302

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Just War Reconsidered by James M. Dubik Pdf

In the seminal Just and Unjust Wars, Michael Walzer famously considered the ethics of modern warfare, examining the moral issues that arise before, during, and after conflict. However, Walzer and subsequent scholars have often limited their analyses of the ethics of combat to soldiers on the ground and failed to recognize the moral responsibilities of senior political and military leaders. In Just War Reconsidered: Strategy, Ethics, and Theory, James M. Dubik draws on years of research as well as his own experiences as a soldier and teacher to fill the gaps left by other theorists. He applies moral philosophy, political philosophy, and strategic studies to historical and contemporary case studies to reveal the inaccuracies and moral bankruptcy that inform some of the literature on military ethics. Conventional just war theory adopts a binary approach, wherein political leaders have moral accountability for the decision to go to war and soldiers have accountability for fighting the war ethically. Dubik argues, however, that political and military leadership should be held accountable for the planning and execution of war in addition to the decision to initiate conflict. Dubik bases his sober reassessment on the fundamental truth that war risks the lives of soldiers and innocents as well as the political and social health of communities. He offers new standards to evaluate the ethics of warfare in the hope of increasing the probability that the lives of soldiers will not be used in vain and the innocent not put at risk unnecessarily.

Author : B. Romaya
Publisher : Springer
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137055309

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The Iraq War by B. Romaya Pdf

This book features a critique of key philosophical doctrines that dominate the Iraq war debate: just war theory, humanitarian intervention, democratic realism, and preventive war doctrine. The author evaluates each and develops a philosophical approach that offers a model for thinking through the philosophical dilemmas introduced by new wars.

Author : Deen K. Chatterjee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1784027014

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Encyclopedia of Global Justice by Deen K. Chatterjee Pdf

The Encyclopedia is an international, interdisciplinary, and collaborative project, spanning all the relevant areas of scholarship related to issues of global justice, and edited and advised by leading scholars from around the world. The wide-ranging entries present the latest ideas on this complex subject by authors who are at the cutting edge of inquiry.

Author : C. O'Driscoll
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230612037

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The Renegotiation of the Just War Tradition and the Right to War in the Twenty-First Century by C. O'Driscoll Pdf

This book examines the manner by which the just war tradition has been invoked, engaged and developed in the context of the war on terror, paying particular attention to the questions of anticipatory war, humanitarian intervention, and punitive war.

Author : Alex J. Bellamy
Publisher : Polity
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745632827

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Just Wars by Alex J. Bellamy Pdf

In what circumstances is it legitimate to use force? How should force be used? These are two of the most crucial questions confronting world politics today. The Just War tradition provides a set of criteria which political leaders and soldiers use to defend and rationalize war. This book explores the evolution of thinking about just wars and examines its role in shaping contemporary judgements about the use of force, from grand strategic issues of whether states have a right to pre-emptive self-defence, to the minutiae of targeting. Bellamy maps the evolution of the Just War tradition, demonstrating how it arose from a myriad of sub-traditions, including scholasticism, the holy war tradition, chivalry, natural law, positive law, Erasmus and Kant's reformism, and realism from Machiavelli to Morgenthau. He then applies this tradition to a range of contemporary normative dilemmas related to terrorism, pre-emption, aerial bombardment and humanitarian intervention.

Author : Brian Orend
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781554810956

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The Morality of War - Second Edition by Brian Orend Pdf

The first edition of The Morality of War was one of the most widely-read and successful books ever written on the topic. In this second edition, Brian Orend builds on the substantial strengths of the first, adding important new material on: cyber-warfare; drone attacks; the wrap-up of Iraq and Afghanistan; conflicts in Libya and Syria; and protracted struggles (like the Arab-Israeli conflict). Updated and streamlined throughout, the book offers new research tools and case studies, while keeping the winning blend of theory and history featured in the first edition. This book remains an engaging and comprehensive examination of the ethics, and practice, of war and peace in today’s world.

Author : Andrew Fiala
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0742562018

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The Just War Myth by Andrew Fiala Pdf

As the war in Iraq continues and Americans debate the consequences of the war in Afghanistan, the war on terror, and the possibility of war with North Korea and Iran, war is one of the biggest issues in public debate. Andrew Fiala in The Just War Myth challenges the apparently predominant American sentiment that war can be easily justified. Even most Democrats seem to hold that opinion, despite the horrific costs of war both on the people being attacked or caught up in the chaos and on the Americans involved in carrying out the war. The Just War Myth argues that while the just war theory is a good theory, actual wars do not live up to its standards. The book provides a genealogy of the just war idea and also turns a critical eye on current events, including the idea of preemptive war, the use of torture, and the unreality of the Bush Doctrine. Fiala warns that pacifism, too, can become mythological, advocating skepticism about attempts to justify war.

Author : James Turner Johnson,George Weigel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015021524494

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Just War and the Gulf War by James Turner Johnson,George Weigel Pdf

Author : Anthony F. Lang Jr.,Cian O'Driscoll,John Williams
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781589016811

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Just War by Anthony F. Lang Jr.,Cian O'Driscoll,John Williams Pdf

The just war tradition is central to the practice of international relations, in questions of war, peace, and the conduct of war in the contemporary world, but surprisingly few scholars have questioned the authority of the tradition as a source of moral guidance for modern statecraft. Just War: Authority, Tradition, and Practice brings together many of the most important contemporary writers on just war to consider questions of authority surrounding the just war tradition. Authority is critical in two key senses. First, it is central to framing the ethical debate about the justice or injustice of war, raising questions about the universality of just war and the tradition’s relationship to religion, law, and democracy. Second, who has the legitimate authority to make just-war claims and declare and prosecute war? Such authority has traditionally been located in the sovereign state, but non-state and supra-state claims to legitimate authority have become increasingly important over the last twenty years as the just war tradition has been used to think about multilateral military operations, terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and sub-state violence. The chapters in this collection, organized around these two dimensions, offer a compelling reassessment of the authority issue’s centrality in how we can, do, and ought to think about war in contemporary global politics.

Author : Wim Smit
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Just war doctrine
ISBN : 9042916974

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Just War and Terrorism by Wim Smit Pdf

With the new wave of terrorism, scholars, politicians, members of the military and even ordinary people, all of whom have been startled by the extreme kind of violence, have raised many questions. With an interesting spectrum of viewpoints, this text covers many challenging themes.