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Just and Unjust Wars - A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations

By: Basic Books

Type: Novel - Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Basic Books)

Last Stocked on 1/17/2023

Product Info

Title
Just and Unjust Wars - A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations
Publisher
Category
Author
Michael Walzer
Publish Year
2015
Pages
382
Dimensions
5.5x8.25x1"
NKG Part #
2147960894
Type
Novel - Softcover

Description

A penetrating investigation into moral and ethical questions raised by war, drawing on examples from antiquity to the present

Just and Unjust Wars has forever changed how we think about the ethics of conflict. In this modern classic, political philosopher Michael Walzer examines the moral issues that arise before, during, and after the wars we fight. Reaching from the Athenian attack on Melos, to the Mai Lai massacre, to the current war in Afghanistan and beyond, Walzer mines historical and contemporary accounts and the testimony of participants, decision makers, and victims to explain when war is justified and what ethical limitations apply to those who wage it.