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In Defence of War

  • Paperback
  • 374 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 17.2 x 23.1 x 2 cm

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For readers seeking a deeper understanding of war's morality

Addresses the complexities of peace versus justice in conflict

You will gain insights on the moral justifications for war

This thought-provoking book challenges the notion that war is always unjustifiable.

Pacifism is popular. Many hold that war is unnecessary, since peaceful means of resolving conflict are always available, if only we had the will to look for them. Or they believe that war is wicked, essentially involving hatred of the enemy and carelessness of human life. Or they posit the absolute right of innocent individuals not to be deliberately killed, making it impossible to justify war in practice. Peace, however, is not simple. Peace for some can leave others at peace to perpetrate mass atrocity. What was peace for the West in 1994 was not peace for the Tutsis of Rwanda. Therefore, against the virus of wishful thinking, anti-military caricature, and the domination of moral deliberation by rights-talk In Defence of War asserts that belligerency can be morally justified, even though tragic and morally flawed.
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  • Title

    In Defence of War

  • Author

    Nigel Biggar

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    October 2014

  • Weight

    527g

  • Page Count

    374

  • Dimensions

    17.2 x 23.1 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198725831

  • ISBN-10

    0198725833

  • Eden Code

    4285263

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