The Morality of War: Classical and Contemporary Readings - Softcover

May, Larry; Rovie, Eric; Viner, Steve

 
9780131487703: The Morality of War: Classical and Contemporary Readings

Synopsis

For such Philosophy courses as The Ethics of War and Peace and other Social and Political Ethics courses.

 

The first major anthology to survey the field of moral and ethical issues concerning war and peace, this text traces debates from Cicero and Augustine to Kosovo and Iraq today. Issues of self-defense, preemptive war, torture, pacifism, terrorism, and many more are central to the readings in this book.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Synopsis

For such Philosophy courses as The Ethics of War and Peace and other Social and Political Ethics courses. The first major anthology to survey the field of moral and ethical issues concerning war and peace, this text traces debates from Cicero and Augustine to Kosovo and Iraq today. Issues of self-defense, preemptive war, torture, pacifism, terrorism, and many more are central to the readings in this book.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.