Richard Hall

The Justice of War

Its Foundations in Ethics and Natural Law

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book (1) explains how just war theory variously presupposes ethical theories and, particularly, natural law; (2) shows how issues in just war theory might be resolved differently depending on which ethical theory is being appealed to in their proposed resolution; and (3) resolves conflicts among these resolutions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9781498590556
• ISBN-10: 1498590551
• Artikelnr.: 57579231

Autorenporträt

Richard A. S. Hall is professor of philosophy at Fayetteville State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Introduction Chapter 1: A Defense of Just War Theory Chapter 2:
Normative Ethical Theory I: Preliminary Matters Chapter 3: Normative
Ethical Theory II: Teleological Theories Chapter 4: Normative Ethical
Theory III: Deontological Theories Chapter 5: A Brief History of Natural
Law I: Ancient Doctrine & Theory Chapter 6: A Brief History of Natural Law
II: The Scholastic Theory Chapter 7: A Brief History of Natural Law III:
The Modern Theory Chapter 8: A Critique of Natural Law Chapter 9: Natural
Rights Chapter 10: A Brief History of Just War Theory Chapter 11:
Contemporary Just War Theory Chapter 12: Ethical Foundations of Just War
Theory with Attendant Moral Issues Chapter 13: Josiah Royce on the Justice
of War Afterword: Peripheral Matters Bibliography