On war and democracy
By: Christopher Kutz
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780691167848
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Politics and war; Agent (Philosophy); Democracy; Philosophy; War
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : war, politics, democracy; title: Democratic security; title: Citizens and soldiers : the difference uniforms make; title: A modest case for symmetry : are soldiers morally equal?; title: Leaders and the gambles of war : against political luck; title: War, democracy, and publicity : the persistence of secret law; title: Must a democracy be ruthless? : torture, necessity, and existential politics; title: Humanitarian intervention and the new democratic holy wars; title: Drones,  democracy, and the future of war; title: Democracy and the death of norms; title: Democratic states in victory : vae victis?; title: Looking backward : democratic transitions and the choice of justice.