Beyond Just War

Author	: D. Chan
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 223
Release	: 2016-06-01
ISBN-10	: 9781137263414
ISBN-13	: 1137263415
Rating	: 4/5 (14 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Beyond Just War by : D. Chan

Download or read book Beyond Just War written by D. Chan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?'

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