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Paperback. Wars have negative consequences, not the least impinging on human life, and offer infrequent and uncertain benefits, yet war is part of the human condition. This book features insightful analysis of jus ad bellum ("the right of war") that is grounded in a variety of contemporary examples from World War I through Vietnam. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Before military action, and even before mobilization, the decision on whether to go to war is debated by politicians, pundits, and the public. As they address the right or wrong of such action, it is also a time when, in the language of the just war tradition, the wise would deeply investigate their true claim to jus ad bellum ("the right of war"). Wars have negative consequences, not the least impinging on human life, and offer infrequent and uncertain benefits, yet war is part of the human condition. James G. Murphy's insightful analysis of the jus ad bellum criteria -- ... Read more
Before military action, and even before mobilization, the decision on whether to go to war is debated by politicians, pundits, and the public. As they address the right or wrong of such action, it is also a time when, in the language of the just war tradition, the wise would deeply investigate their true claim to jus ad bellum ("the right of war"). Wars have negative consequences, not the least impinging on human life, and offer infrequent and uncertain benefits, yet war is part of the human condition. James G. Murphy's insightful analysis of the jus ad bellum criteria -- ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626160279
SKU
V9781626160279
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Ref
99-48
About James G. Murphy
James G. Murphy is associate professor in the Philosophy Department at Loyola University, Chicago. Previously he taught philosophy at Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland. His essays have appeared in Teaching Ethics, Milltown Studies, and International Philosophical Quarterly.
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