The Ethics of War and Peace
eBook - ePub

The Ethics of War and Peace

An Introduction

  1. 274 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Ethics of War and Peace

An Introduction

About this book

The Ethics of War and Peace is a lively introduction to one of the oldest but still most relevant ethical debates. Focusing on the philosophical questions surrounding the ethics of modern war, Helen Frowe presents contemporary just war theory in a stimulating and accessible way.

This third edition has been revised and updated throughout, with additional material covering belligerents' duties to refugees, the scope of jus ad bellum, indirect intervention and alternatives to intervention, and the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan. The book also covers key topics, including:

  • theories of self-defence and national defence
  • jus ad bellum, jus in bello and jus post bellum
  • the moral status of combatants
  • humanitarian intervention
  • weapons and technology
  • the principle of non-combatant immunity
  • the nature of terrorism and the moral status of terrorists.

Each chapter uses examples and concludes with a summary, discussion questions and suggestions for further reading to aid student engagement, learning and revision. A glossary covers the full range of relevant terminology.

This is the ideal textbook for students of philosophy and politics approaching this important area for the first time.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781032230542
eBook ISBN
9781000630183

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Endorsements
  6. Copyright
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 Self-defence
  12. 2 War and self-defence
  13. 3 The conditions of jus ad bellum
  14. 4 Just wars?
  15. 5 The conditions of jus in bello
  16. 6 The moral status of combatants
  17. 7 Non-combatant immunity
  18. 8 Challenges to non-combatant immunity
  19. 9 The moral status of terrorism
  20. 10 Terrorists, torture and just war theory
  21. 11 Remote warfare
  22. 12 Jus post bellum
  23. Glossary
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index