Richard Hall

The Justice of War (eBook, ePUB)

Its Foundations in Ethics and Natural Law

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Justice of War: Its Foundations in Ethics and Natural Law puts normative ethical theory at the forefront in its discussion of the justice of war. Situating the modern theory of just war in its historical context, Richard A. S. Hall gives full attention to natural law, a mainstay of just war theory. Hall considers the American philosopher Josiah Royce's implicit theory of just war with its suggestion of a fourth component of just war theory (in addition to jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post bellum), namely, jus ad pacem-justice/law for or about peace-concerning the prevention of war and the maintenance of peace. This book addresses, and answers affirmatively, the following questions raised by just war theory: Can just war theory be rationally defended against its realpolitik critics? Can there by such a thing as a just or moral war? The book aims at showing the doubters and critics that just war theory is a viable alternative to both the political realism of realpolitik and pacifism. In brief, war can be morally justified, though under very restrictive conditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498590563
• Artikelnr.: 58259949

Autorenporträt

Richard A. S. Hall professor of philosophy at Fayetteville State University, a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Defense of Just War Theory
Chapter 2: Normative Ethical Theory I: Preliminary Matters
Chapter 3: Normative Ethical Theory II: Teleological Theories
Chapter 4: Normative Ethical Theory III: Deontological Theories
Chapter 5: A Brief History of Natural Law I: Ancient Doctrine & Theory
Chapter 6: A Brief History of Natural Law II: The Scholastic Theory
Chapter 7: A Brief History of Natural Law III: The Modern Theory
Chapter 8: A Critique of Natural Law
Chapter 9: Natural Rights
Chapter 10: A Brief History of Just War Theory
Chapter 11: Contemporary Just War Theory
Chapter 12: Ethical Foundations of Just War Theory with Attendant Moral
Issues
Chapter 13: Josiah Royce on the Justice of War
Afterword: Peripheral Matters
Bibliography