Ethics, Killing and War |
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| Author:
| Norman, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-45553-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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Can war ever be justified? Why is it wrong to kill? In this new book Richard Norman looks at these and other related questions, and thereby examines the possibility and nature of rational moral argument. Practical examples, such as the Gulf War and the Falklands War, are used to show that, whilst moral philosophy can offer no easy answers, it is a worthwhile enterprise which sheds light on many pressing contemporary problems.
Can war ever be justified? Why is it wrong to kill? In this new book Richard Norman looks at these and other related questions, and thereby examines the possibility and nature of rational moral argument. Practical examples, such as the Gulf War and the Falklands War, are used to show that, whilst moral philosophy can offer no easy answers, it is a worthwhile enterprise which sheds light on many pressing contemporary problems.