Arguing About War by Michael Walzer

Arguing About War by Michael Walzer

Michael Walzer is one of the world's most eminent philosophers on the subject of war and ethics. Now, for the first time since his classic Just and Unjust Wars was published almost three decades ago, this volume brings together his most provocative arguments about contemporary military conflicts and the ethical issues they raise. The essays in the book are divided into three sections. The first deals with issues such as humanitarian intervention, emergency ethics, and terrorism. The second consists of Walzer's responses to particular wars, including the first Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. And the third presents an essay in which Walzer imagines a future in which war might play a less significant part in our lives. In his introduction, Walzer reveals how his thinking has changed over time. Written during a period of intense debate over the proper use of armed force, this book gets to the heart of difficult problems and argues persuasively for a moral perspective on war.

"Walzer's discussions about war and ethics are always provocative, well argued, and insightfulHe is able to transform complex issues into readable, understandable, and persuasive prose." Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World"

Michael Walzer is UPS Foundation Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of more than a dozen books, including On Toleration, The Jewish Political Tradition, Volumes I and II, and 50 Years of Dissent, all published by Yale University Press.

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ISBN 13	9780300103656
ISBN 10	0300103654
Title	Arguing About War
Author	Michael Walzer
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2004-06-10
Number of pages	224
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