The Iraq War
Subtitle: a philosophical analysis
By: Bassam Romaya
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9780230341531
Subjects: Preemptive attack (Military science); Moral and ethical aspects; Political aspects; Democracy; Just war doctrine; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory; PHILOSOPHY / Political; War (Philosophy); POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; Globalization; Political realism; Humanitarian intervention; Iraq War, 2003-; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security
Description: "This book features a critique of key philosophical doctrines that dominate the Iraq war debate: just war theory, humanitarian intervention, democratic realism, and preventive war doctrine. I evaluate each doctrine and argue that the failure of philosophical discourse on the war derives from misunderstanding the ontological nature of new wars and ignoring the spread of global capitalism that fuels contemporary war violence. I develop an alternative philosophical approach to the analysis of war that argues for giving greater import to distinctive features of contemporary warfare. This approach offers a model for thinking through the philosophical dilemmas introduced by new wars"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Question of Just War; title: The Question of Humanitarian Intervention; title: The Question of Democracy; title: The Question of Preventive War; title: Philosophizing War; title: Concluding Remarks.