War and Moral Responsibility : : A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader / / ed. by Marshall Cohen.

This remarkably rich collection of articles focuses on moral questions about war. The essays, originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, cover a wide range of topics from several points of view by writers from the fields of political science, philosophy, and law. The discussion of war...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (182 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • PART I War and Moral Responsibility
  • War and Massacre
  • Utilitarianism and the Rules of War
  • Rules of War and Moral Reasoning
  • Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands
  • PART II War and Moral Responsibility
  • World War II: Why Was This War Different?
  • Responsibility for Crimes of War
  • The Relevance of Nuremberg
  • Selective Conscientious Objection and the Gillette Decision
  • The Contributors