Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations - Brossura

Walzer, Michael

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9780465037018: Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations

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ISBN 10: 0465037011 ISBN 13: 9780465037018

Casa editrice: Basic Books, 1992

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This classic work examines the issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, and the spoils of war from the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai massacre. . A classic treatment of the morality of war written by one of our countrys leading philosophers, with a new introduction considering the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo. Just and Unjust Wars examines a variety of conflicts in order to understand exactly why, according to Walzer,the argument about war and justice is still a political and moral necessity. Walzers classic work draws on historical illustrations that range all the way from the Athenian attack on Melos to this mornings headlines, and uses the testimony of participantsdecision makers and victims aliketo examine the moral issues of warfare.

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