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Public War, Private Conscience

The Ethics of Political Violence

by Andrew Fiala (california State University, Fresno, Usa)

  • Hardback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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For readers interested in moral issues of war

Addresses dilemmas of violence and personal conscience

You will gain insight into just war and pacifism debates

This book explores the complex ethics of political violence.

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A philosophical exploration of such subjects as terrorism, just war and pacifism, Andrew Fiala's book reflects on the moral demands that conflict makes on us. "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 of issues relating to terrorism, conscience objection, just war theory and pacifism. Andrew Fiala examines the conflict between utilitarian and deontological points of view. On the one hand, wars are part of the project of public welfare, subject to utilitarian evaluation. On the other hand, war is also subject to deontological judgment that takes seriously the importance of private conscience and human rights. This book argues that the conflict between these divergent approaches is unavoidable. We are continually caught in the tragic conflict between these two values: public happiness and private morality. And it is in war that we find the conflict at its most obvious and most disturbing.

  • Author

    Andrew Fiala (california State University, Fresno, Usa)

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    July 2010

  • Weight

    373g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781441182586

  • ISBN-10

    1441182586

  • Eden Code

    4639395

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