The Morality of Defensive War (Hardcover)

Most of us take it for granted that wars in defence of one's political community are the quintessential just wars. Indeed, while in recent years philosophers have subjected all of our other assumptions about just war theory to radical revision, this principle has emerged largely unscathed. But what underpins the morality of defensive war? In this book, leading moral and political philosophers both show the profoundly challenging nature of that question, and advance novel answers to it. The first part exposes the deep tension between the individualist foundations of much contemporary philosophy and plausible conclusions about the morality of defensive war. The second part offers an individualist attempt to resolve that tension, while the third seeks to justify defensive war by appeal to more collectivist values.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Mind Association Occasional Series
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	April 2014
Editors:	Cecile Fabre • Seth Lazar
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-968283-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	0-19-968283-6
Barcode:	9780199682836

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