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War, Torture and Terrorism David Rodin (University Of Oxford, UK)

War, Torture and Terrorism By David Rodin (University Of Oxford, UK)

War, Torture and Terrorism by David Rodin (University Of Oxford, UK)

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Summary

The ethics of war is facing a profound and rapid transformation. 9/11 and the War on Terror have led to many extraordinary changes both internationally and domestically.

War, Torture and Terrorism Summary

War, Torture and Terrorism: Ethics and War in the 21st Century by David Rodin (University Of Oxford, UK)

This collection by leading scholars represents state of the art writings on the ethics of war.

  • Many of the most important and contested controversies in modern war receive comprehensive discussion: the practice of torture, terrorism, assassination and targeted killing, the bombing of civilians in war, humanitarian intervention, and the invasion of Iraq
  • Analytical introduction provides a guide to recent developments in the ethics of war
  • An excellent overview for general readers interested in the current debate and controversies over the ethics of war

War, Torture and Terrorism Reviews

The authors took obvious care to set out their arguments in as clear a fashion as possible. They are not the kind of philosophers who populate indecipherably intricate sentences with legions of exotic terms. Rather, they practice the disciplined use of facts, ethical theories, legal literature, and even a degree of common sense to arrive at a better understanding of genuinely vital issues. War, Torture and Terrorism could easily be adapted for use in undergraduate philosophy courses. More importantly, it should be warmly welcomed by those members of the lay public who are interested in thinking beyond the limits of sound-bite rhetoric and five hundred word opeds. (Metapsychology, December 2008)

About David Rodin (University Of Oxford, UK)

David Rodin holds research posts at the University of Oxford and the Australian National University and is a leading expert in the ethics of war. His previous books include The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions and War and Self-Defense (2006), which received the APA Sharp Prize. He has worked as a teacher and consultant for NATO, the European Science Foundation, UNESCO and the British Military.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

1 Introduction 1

The Ethics of War: State of the Art
David Rodin

2 Luck, Evidence and War 7
Rob Lawlor

3 Defending the Common Life: National-Defense After Rodin 19
Deane-Peter Baker

4 Humanitarian Intervention: Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice 35
Gillian Brock

5 Iraq: A Morally Justified Resort to War 51
David Mellow

6 Moral Tragedies, Supreme Emergencies and National-Defense 71
Daniel Statman

7 Assassination and Targeted Killing: Law Enforcement, Execution of Self-Defense? 83
Michael L. Gross

8 Torture - The Case for Dirty Harry and Against Alan Dershowitz 97
Uwe Steinhoff

9 Torture, Terrorism and the State: a Refutation of the Ticking-Bomb Argument 115
Vittorio Bufacchi and Jean Maria Arrigo

Index 133

Additional information

GOR004853561
9781405173988
140517398X
War, Torture and Terrorism: Ethics and War in the 21st Century by David Rodin (University Of Oxford, UK)
David Rodin (University Of Oxford, UK)
Used - Very Good
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2007-09-28
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