Beyond Just War: A Virtue Ethics Approach

Beyond Just War: A Virtue Ethics Approach
ISBN-10
1137263407
ISBN-13
9781137263407
Category
Political Science
Pages
223
Language
English
Published
2012-08-29
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
David K. Chan

Description

Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?'

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