On War: A Dialogue
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One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, Brian Orend has written an engaging dialogue from the perspectives of a critically injured soldier and his spouse on all questions related to the ethics of going to war and the ethics of fighting in war. Readers learn of the major traditions of thinking about war, including realism, pacifism, just war theory, and international law. Orend draws on a variety of references from the Civil War to the current war in Iraq to illustrate the moral dimension and ambiguity of war.
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Just war theorists today typically propose six criteria for jus ad bellum that must jointly be satisfied to justify going to war.
“Just war theorists today typically propose six criteria for jus ad bellum that must jointly be satisfied to justify going to war.”
From The Mozi and Just War Theory in Pre-Han Thought (2016) · cites this paper as Orend 2008
Just war theories today commonly require four jus in bello conditions: armed forces must not target the innocent except in extreme cases, must use only proportional force, must treat captives humanely, and must not employ illicit means or weapons.
“As to jus in bello , theories today commonly require that armed forces (1) must not target the innocent, except in certain extreme cases, (2) must use only force proportional to their justified ends, (3) must treat captives humanely, and”
From The Mozi and Just War Theory in Pre-Han Thought (2016) · cites this paper as Orend 2008
The six jus ad bellum criteria are just cause, right intention, proper authority, probable success, last resort, and proportionality.
“1. Just cause. War can be made only for a good reason, such as resistance to aggression.”
From The Mozi and Just War Theory in Pre-Han Thought (2016) · cites this paper as Orend 2008
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- Authors
- Orend, B.
- Corresponding author
- Orend, Brian
- Venue
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Published
- 2008
- OpenAlex
- W4407877356
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › War, Ethics, and Justification
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Keywords
- ethics of war, just war theory, pacifism, realism, international law, military ethics, wounded soldiers, Iraq War, American Civil War
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