Description
Book SynopsisPresents a comprehensive introduction to the ethical aspects of war and peace. This book identifies and evaluates two important perspectives, militarism and pacificism. It uses a wide range of examples from across the world and includes discussion of nuclear weapons, different wars, terrorism, humanitarian intervention and human security.
Trade Review"Nigel Dower has written a clear and thorough new guide to the crucial ethical questions of war and peace, nationalism and cosmopolitanism, and realism and idealism about the world we live in. His book is lively, learned, and engaged, and will be the perfect starting-point for all those wanting to think harder about these vital topical issues, whether they are students, academics, activists, or just concerned citizens."
Tim Chappell, Open University "The Ethics of War and Peace provides a clear and comprehensive guide to perspectives on morality and the use of force. Analysing the 'conditions of peace' as well as the ethics of war, it offers a powerful defence of 'cosmopolitan pacifism'. This is a distinctive addition to the literature that can be warmly recommended to students of ethics and world politics."
Andrew Linklater, Aberystwyth University
Table of ContentsPreface vi
1 The Ethics of War and Peace: Preliminary Considerations 1
2 Realism and Militarism 29
3 Internationalism and Cosmopolitanism 52
4 The Justification of War 81
5 Pacifism, Nonviolence and the Way of Peace 110
6 Peace and Pacificism 137
7 Modern Issues 161
8 Conclusion 189
Notes 199
References 205
Index 214
