Gregory M. Reichberg / Henrik Syse / Endre Begby

Gebundenes Buch

Ethics of War

Beschreibung

The Ethics of War is a much-needed anthology addressing issues both timely and age-old about the nature of war. When is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? How can a lasting peace be achieved? Over the past two and a half millennia a substantive body of ethical reflection has emerged in response to these and similar questions. This volume offers a collection of texts by ancient, medieval, and modern thinkers. Never before have such seminal texts on the ethics of war been gathered together in a single volume. The Ethics of War is an indispensable resource for philosophers, students, and general readers alike.

Autor

Gregory M. Reichberg is Senior Researcher at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) where he heads the Institute's Program on Ethics, Norms, and Identities. He is editor of The Classics of Western Philosophy: A Reader's Guide (with Jorge J. E. Gracia and Bernard N. Schumacher, Blackwell 2003) and he has published numerous articles on the ethics of war and peace. Henrik Syse is Senior Researcher associated with PRIO and the Ethics Program at the University of Oslo, and Head of Corporate Governance at Norges Bank Investment Management. He is the author of Natural Law, Religion, and Rights (2006). Endre Begby is Fulbright Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 756
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1593g
• ISBN-13: 9781405123778
• ISBN-10: 140512377X
• Artikelnr.: 21992240

Rezensionen

"This is a superb, comprehensive collection of the basic texts thatmake up the just war tradition. Some have been very difficult toget hold of and others have been translated for the first time. Itwill be an indispensable resource for all departments ofinternational affairs, ethics, war studies, peace studies and manyhistory departments." Times Higher Education, 25 May2007

"As a collection of key readings, each prefaced by editorialcomment, it can scarcely be bettered."
The Times

"An invaluable resource for many readers for years tocome...anyone interested in the history of western thought on thesubject of war will find [the volume] fascinating."
Peace News

"On balance...The Ethics of War will serve

as atremendous resource for students, teachers and writers for decadesto come. We owe its editors much gratitude for their diligentcompilation of a tremendous range of texts, and their carefulscholarly analysis of the arguments to be found within them."
David L. Perry, United States Army War College

"This superbly edited and thoughtfully organized collectionbrings together all of the essential texts of the just wartradition in one single volume. An outstanding achievement!"
George R. Lucas, Jr., U.S. Naval Academy

"A unique and extremely well-done collection of essays culledfrom every period of Western history - some of which werepreviously unavailable in English. This is an important anthology,one that should be read and re-read by any serious student of theperennial ethical problems of warfare."
Carl Ficarotta, US Air Force Academy

"This magnificent volume allows readers both to learnabout the past and from the past. It will be of greatvalue to historians, while those who are concerned with the burningcurrent issues of just war will appreciate the depth of analysis oftheir predecessors."
Jon Elster, Collège de France

"Although this book is primarily aimed at the academic market,anyone interested in the history of western thought on the subjectof war will find it fascinating"
Peace News