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Public war, private conscience the ethics of political violence

Public War, Private Conscience offers a philosophical reflection on the moral demands made upon us by war, providing a clear and accessible overview of the different ways of thinking about war. Engaging both with contemporary examples and historical ideas about war, the book offers unique analysis o...

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Main Author: Fiala, Andrew
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Continuum 2010
Subjects:
War > Moral and ethical aspects
Political violence > Moral and ethical aspects
Terrorism
Conscientious objection
just war doctrine
Pacifism
War (philosophy)
Utilitarianism
Duty
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The sublime grind of Ares
  • 2. The war of public and private
  • 3. Plato's prophecy and Kant's dream
  • 4. Democratic control and professional ethics
  • 5. The military establishment
  • 6. The democratic peace myth : from Kant and Mill to Hiroshima and Baghdad
  • 7. The vanity of temporal things : Hegel and the ethics of war
  • 8. American ambivalence : militarism, pacifism, and pragmatism
  • 9. Sliding scales and the mischief of war
  • 10. Waterboarding, torture, and violence
  • 11. Conscientious refusal and the liberal tradition
  • 12. Public myths and private protest.

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