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Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations (Basic Books Classics) (Paperback)

by Michael Walzer (Author) "For as long as men and women have talked about war, they have talked about it in terms of right and wrong ..." (more)

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Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Perseus Books; New edition edition (28 Jan 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0465037054
ISBN-13: 978-0465037056
Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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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 revised and updated classic treatment of the morality of war written by one of our country's leading philosophers. 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." Walzer's classic work draws on historical illustrations that range all the way from the Athenian attack on Melos to this morning's headlines, and uses the testimony of participants-decision makers and victims alike-to examine the moral issues of warfare.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic in its field, 23 Jul 1999

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This review is from: Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations (Paperback)

This is an erudite work examining the philosophical subtelties and ethical issues that war evokes. Any one seriously interested in war, applied ethics, political philosophy, and international relations should be familiar with the arguments Walzer uses. The historical examples are standard dilemmas and problems which are useful in class discussions in philosophy as well as history. The only critique I have of the book (which I often use for my own philosophical writing) is that Walzer's ethical examination of war ends with nuclear war--in this I think he is wrong, we should not stop our analysis even with the nightmare scenario of a holocaust, for that is to give the moral hand over to those who would use nuclear arms. The book is challenging and insightful and deserves further reprints.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Modern Classic of Just War Theory, 15 Jun 2001

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This review is from: Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations (Pelican) (Paperback)

This book revived interest to just war theory and created influential debate about moral permissibility of war. Walzer develops his own theory about just war theory. It can be summarized as: War is just when it is fought only as a) self-defence b) in order to create country for a nation under foreign rule c) counter-intervention in order to repeal effect of original foreign intervention d) humanitarian intervention to stop grave an widespread human right violations. Walzer stresses also importance of rule of non-combatant immunity. Book is easy to read, without difficult terminology and it has many illustrative historical examples. I recommend this book to all who are interested in morality of war.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent analysis of moral issues raised by war, 1 Mar 1999

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This book is superb. Among other topics, it considers the morality of initiating armed force, the moral limits on the use of force in wartime, and individual responsibiity for war crimes. The writing is very clear and the use of historical examples brings the philosophical discussion down to earth.

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