The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions by Sorabji, Richard

The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780754654490)

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The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions by Sorabji, Richard

The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions

$74.95
The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions by Sorabji, Richard

The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions

$74.95
Format: Paperback
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9/11 and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq have left many people baffled and concerned. This interdisciplinary study of the ethics of war provides an excellent orientation not only to present, but also to future conflicts. It looks both back at historical traditions of ethical thought and forward to contemporary and emerging issues. The Ethics of War traces how different cultures involved in present conflicts have addressed similar problems over the centuries. Distinguished authors reflect how the Graeco-Roman world, Byzantium, the Christian just war tradition, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and the Geneva Conventions have addressed recurrent ethical problems of war. Cutting-edge essays by prominent modern theorists address vital contemporary issues including asymmetric war, preventive war, human rights and humanitarian intervention. Distinguished academics, ethical leaders, and public policy figures have collaborated in this innovative and accessible guide to ethical issues in war.

Author: Richard Sorabji, David Rodin
ISBN-10: 0754654494
ISBN-13: 9780754654490
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/16/2006
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

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Choice 10/01/2006 pg. 310
By Richard Sorabji
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Professor Richard Sorabji, CBE, FBA, is a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and Fellow and Professor Emeritus of King's College, London. He was formerly Director of Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, and Gresham Professor of Rhetoric. Dr David Rodin is Director of Research at Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Philosophy Faculty, Oxford, UK, and is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University, Australia. He is also a steering committee member for the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.

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