Ethics, killing, and war
by Norman, Richard, (Richard J.)
Can war ever be justified? Why is it wrong to kill? In this new book Richard Norman looks at these and other related questions, and thereby examines the possibility and nature of rational moral argument. Practical examples, such as the Gulf War and the Falklands War, are used to show that, whilst moral philosophy can offer no easy answers, it is a worthwhile enterprise which sheds light on many pressing contemporary problems. A combination of lucid exposition and original argument makes this th…
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- Full title :Ethics, killing, and war / Richard Norman.
Summary
Can war ever be justified? Why is it wrong to kill? In this new book Richard Norman looks at these and other related questions, and thereby examines the possibility and nature of rational moral argument. Practical examples, such as the Gulf War and the Falklands War, are used to show that, whilst moral philosophy can offer no easy answers, it is a worthwhile enterprise which sheds light on many pressing contemporary problems. A combination of lucid exposition and original argument makes this the ideal introduction to both the particular debate about the ethics of killing and war, and also to the fundamental issues of moral philosophy itself.
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- Publication Date:1995.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
Notes
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : : PDF file(s).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780511554568, 0511554567
- oclc:on1030118144
- LC Classification:U22
- Dewey Decimal:172/.42
Table of Contents
1. Moral thinking -- 2. The wrongness of killing -- 3. Killing and letting die -- 4. Killing in self-defence -- 5. Killing the innocent -- 6. Having no choice.
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