Screen LibraryUtilitarianism and the ethics of war /
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
War, conflict and ethics
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 183 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-176) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138998964 (paperback) : 1138998966 (paperback) 9780415825801 (hardback) 0415825806 (hardback) 9780203538333 (ebook) 0203538331 (ebook) |
| Index Number: | U22 |
| CLC: | E0-059 |
| Call Number: | E0-059/S537 |
| Contents: | 1. Beyond realism and relativism -- 2. Understanding utilitarianism -- 3. When is it right to fight? -- 4. Utilitarianism, pacifism, and just war theory -- 5. National defense and its limits -- 6. The rules of war -- 7. Combatants and non-combatants -- 8. Ethics and the profession of arms. |