The ethics of war and peace
Subtitle: religious and secular perspectives
By: edited by Terry Nardin.
Contributors: Nardin, Terry, 1942-
Series: The Ethikon series
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: War -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies -- Congresses.; War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses.; Peace -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies -- Congresses.; Peace -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses.
Description: A superb introduction to the ethical aspects of war and peace, this collection of tightly integrated essays explores the reasons for waging war and for fighting with restraint as formulated in a diversity of ethical traditions, religious and secular. Beginning with the classic debate between political realism and natural law, this book seeks to expand the conversation by bringing in the voices of Judaism, Islam, Christian pacifism, and contemporary feminism.

In so doing, it addresses a set of questions: How do the adherents to each viewpoint understand the ideas of war and peace? What attitudes toward war and peace are reflected in these understandings? What grounds for war, if any, are recognized within each perspective? What constraints apply to the conduct of war? Can these constraints be set aside in situations of extremity?

. Each contributor responds to this set of questions on behalf of the ethical perspective he or she is presenting. The concluding chapters compare and contrast the perspectives presented without seeking to adjudicate their differences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Originated at a conference on The ethics of war and peace held in January 1993 at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center"--Pref.