When War Is Unjust Second Edition

Author : John Howard Yoder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579107819

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When War Is Unjust, Second Edition by John Howard Yoder Pdf

Can a war really be considered justÓ? If so, which wars, and under what circumstances? If not, why not? When War is Unjust provides a systematic exploration of these questions for students of ethics, Christian doctrine, and history. For centuries the just war tradition has been the dominant framework for Christian thinking about organized conflict. This tradition sets a number of specific conditions which must be satisfied before a particular war can termed justÓ and therefore supportable by the faithful Christians. John Howard Yoder, himself a pacifist, approaches the just war theory on its own terms. His purpose: to introduce the student to this just-war tradition, and to offer a critical framework for evaluating its tenets and applying them to real conflicts. When War is Unjust takes the just war tradition seriously, and holds its proponents accountable in a critical debate about when - if ever - war can be justified. It is a readable and thought-provoking primer on the history, criteria, and application of just war teaching in Christian churches.

Author : John Howard Yoder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1410518754

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When war is unjust : being honest in just-war thinking by John Howard Yoder Pdf

Author : John Howard Yoder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725203341

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When War Is Unjust, Second Edition by John Howard Yoder Pdf

Can a war really be considered just"? If so, which wars, and under what circumstances? If not, why not? When War is Unjust provides a systematic exploration of these questions for students of ethics, Christian doctrine, and history. For centuries the just war tradition has been the dominant framework for Christian thinking about organized conflict. This tradition sets a number of specific conditions which must be satisfied before a particular war can termed just" and therefore supportable by the faithful Christians. John Howard Yoder, himself a pacifist, approaches the just war theory on its own terms. His purpose: to introduce the student to this just-war tradition, and to offer a critical framework for evaluating its tenets and applying them to real conflicts. When War is Unjust takes the just war tradition seriously, and holds its proponents accountable in a critical debate about when - if ever - war can be justified. It is a readable and thought-provoking primer on the history, criteria, and application of just war teaching in Christian churches.

Author : Brian Orend
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781770484610

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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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023602847

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Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence. Second edition, revised, improved, and enlarged. [With portraits.] by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Walzer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002320583

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Just And Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer Pdf

Updated in light of recent events, this classic work--with more than 60,000 copies sold in previous editions--presents "a clear, humane, and startlingly original survey of the moral issues that complicate modern warmaking".--The Atlantic.New York Times Book Review.

Author : I. Primoratz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230204546

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Terrorism by I. Primoratz Pdf

The first comprehensive discussion of all the main philosophical issues raised by terrorism against the background of its past and recent developments. Prominent philosophers discuss definitions of terrorism, various approaches to its moral evaluation, and the contentious subject of state terrorism. Also included are four case studies, showing how the concepts and arguments philosophers deploy in discussing violence, war and terrorism apply to particular instances of both insurgent and state terrorism, ranging from World War II to September 11, 2001.

Author : Lewis GOLDSMITH
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1810
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0025258828

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The Secret History of the Cabinet of Bonaparte ... Second Edition by Lewis GOLDSMITH Pdf

Author : John S. Feinberg,Paul D. Feinberg
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433526466

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Ethics for a Brave New World, Second Edition (Updated and Expanded) by John S. Feinberg,Paul D. Feinberg Pdf

Aldous Huxley’s 1932 book Brave New World foresees a world in which technological advances have obliterated morality and freedom. John Feinberg and Paul Feinberg, in the first edition of Ethics for a Brave New World, noted how Huxley landed frighteningly close to the truth. Their book responded to ethical crises such as abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, and genetic engineering by looking to Scripture for principles to guide us through the moral quagmires of our time. Now dramatically updated and expanded, this edition of Ethics for a Brave New World seeks to maintain the relevance, rigorous scholarship, and biblical faithfulness of the first edition. While many of the topics covered in the book remain the same, John Feinberg has revised each chapter to keep it current with contemporary trends and to respond to the most recent scholarship. There is a new chapter on stem cell research and greatly expanded material on issues such as homosexuality and genetic engineering. This important resource will be a valuable guide for students and those seeking answers to ethical dilemmas.

Author : Neta Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521002796

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Argument and Change in World Politics by Neta Crawford Pdf

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Author : Richard Bourne
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781556356421

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Seek the Peace of the City by Richard Bourne Pdf

Includes bibliography (p. 297-324) and index.

Author : George Hull
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429796272

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Debating African Philosophy by George Hull Pdf

In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin—in philosophy as in other disciplines—that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African cultures generated ideas and arguments which were at once truly philosophical and distinctively African, and several contemporary African thinkers are now established figures in the philosophical mainstream. Yet, despite the universality of its themes, relevant contributions from African philosophy have rarely permeated global philosophical debates. Critical intellectual excavation has also tended to prioritize precolonial thought, overlooking more recent sources of home-grown philosophical thinking such as Africa’s intellectually rich liberation movements. This book demonstrates the potential for constructive interchange between currents of thought from African philosophy and other intellectual currents within philosophy. Chapters authored by leading and emerging scholars: recover philosophical thinkers and currents of ideas within Africa and about Africa, bringing them into dialogue with contemporary mainstream philosophy; foreground the relevance of African theorizing to contemporary debates in epistemology, philosophy of language, moral/political philosophy, philosophy of race, environmental ethics and the metaphysics of disability; make new interventions within on-going debates in African philosophy; consider ways in which philosophy can become epistemically inclusive, interrogating the contemporary call for ‘decolonization’ of philosophy. Showing how foregrounding Africa—its ideas, thinkers and problems—can help with the project of renewing and improving the discipline of philosophy worldwide, this book will stimulate and challenge everyone with an interest in philosophy, and is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate students, postgraduate students and scholars of African and Africana philosophy.

Author : Kentaro Wani
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351978552

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Neutrality in International Law by Kentaro Wani Pdf

Neutrality is a legal relationship between a belligerent State and a State not participating in a war, namely a neutral State. The law of neutrality is a body of rules and principles that regulates the legal relations of neutrality. The law of neutrality obliges neutral States to treat all belligerent States impartially and to abstain from providing military and other assistance to belligerents. The law of neutrality is a branch of international law that developed in the nineteenth century, when international law allowed unlimited freedom of sovereign States to resort to war. Thus, there has been much debate as to whether such a branch of law remains valid in modern international law, which generally prohibits war and the use of force by States. While there has been much debate regarding the current status of neutrality in modern international law, there is a general agreement among scholars as to the basic features of the traditional law of neutrality. Wani challenges the conventional understanding of the traditional neutrality by re-examining the historical development of the law of neutrality from the sixteenth century to 1945. The modification of the conventional understanding will provide a fundamentally new framework for discussing the current status of neutrality in modern international law.

Author : Mohammad Taghi Karoubi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351154666

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Just or Unjust War? by Mohammad Taghi Karoubi Pdf

This study examines the traditional theory of just war in the light of modern principles of international law relating to the prohibition on the use of force repeatedly stressed by UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) resolutions and accepted by the ICJ (International Court of Justice). The author expresses doubts as to whether actions by some permanent members of the Security Council starting from September 1996 until April 2003, in the Balkans and the Persian Gulf, are legitimate under the just war theory, or any other rules of international law, and analyses in detail the claims made by the allied powers to justify their actions. The book also examines the significance of the transformation in the limitation and prohibition of the use of force in the contemporary legal system, by studying the origin of those tenets and their reflection in both the national laws of individual states and the international laws of armed conflict.

Author : Rudolf von Sinner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630877279

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The Churches and Democracy in Brazil by Rudolf von Sinner Pdf

Brazil is a rapidly emerging country. Brazilian theology, namely the Theology of Liberation, has become well known in the 1970s and 1980s. The politically active Base Ecclesial Communities and the progressive posture of the Roman Catholic Church contrasted with a steadily growing number of evangelicals, mostly aligned with the military regime but attractive precisely to the poor. After democratic transition in the mid-1980s, the context changed considerably. Democracy, growing religious pluralism and mobility, a vibrant civil society, the political ascension of the Worker's Party and growing wealth, albeit within a continuously wide social gap, are some of the elements that show the need of a new approach to theology. It must be a theology that is both critical and constructive, resisting and cooperative, a theology that is able to give orientation to the churches, valuing and encouraging their contribution in society while avoiding attempts of imposition. The Churches and Democracy in Brazil, the fruit of years of interdisciplinary study of the Brazilian context and its main churches and theology, makes its case for an ecumenically articulated public theology. It seeks inspiration mainly in Luther and Lutheran theology, emphasizing human dignity, freedom, trust, the disposition to serve, and the ability to endure the ambiguities of reality, as well as a fresh interpretation of the doctrine of the two regiments. These are the fundamental elements of what makes human beings full members of the body politic: citizenship, their right to have rights and to be able to effectively live them, together with their corresponding duties, in a move of growing political participation conscious of their religious motivation in view of the commonweal.