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The Just War: An American Reflection on the Morality of War in Our Time
Peter Temes
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Description for The Just War: An American Reflection on the Morality of War in Our Time
Paperback. The Just War offers a critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HPQ; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. Very good clean copy
A critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Mr. Temes's book proposes a radically new vision, one that respects the received tradition but takes account of the moral experience of the world today.
A critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Mr. Temes's book proposes a radically new vision, one that respects the received tradition but takes account of the moral experience of the world today.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566636018
SKU
KEX0250124
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99-15
About Peter Temes
Peter S. Temes is president of the Antioch New England Graduate School and formerly head of the Great Books Foundation. He has taught at every level of American education, including a course on the moral principles of war at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. His most recent book is Against School Reform (And in Praise of Great Teaching). ... Read more
Reviews for The Just War: An American Reflection on the Morality of War in Our Time
...Reading and discussing The Just War seems almost necessary.
San Francisco Chronicle
Timely and intelligent commentary. . . . The book's chief gift is its empowerment of the reader to make informed moral observations on future wars.
Publishers Weekly
With this timely book Peter Temes . . . cuts through the usual polemics about a subject ... Read more
San Francisco Chronicle
Timely and intelligent commentary. . . . The book's chief gift is its empowerment of the reader to make informed moral observations on future wars.
Publishers Weekly
With this timely book Peter Temes . . . cuts through the usual polemics about a subject ... Read more