Killing by Remote Control by Bradley Jay Strawser
A new powerful military weapon has appeared in the skies of world and with it a new form of warfare has quickly emerged bringing with it a host of pressing ethical questions and issues. Killing By Remote Control: The Ethics of an Unmanned Military brings together some of the best scholars currently working on these questions.
a very welcome edition to this field of study, with eleven new essays that probe both the promise and the peril of these new ways of killing from a distance... Strawser has also done an admirable job of selecting essays that are authoritative and well researched, yet also very readable even for the non-expert. ... A major strength of the book is its freedom from explicit editoral bias for or against drones and their use. * John P. Sullins, TPM *
makes an important, timely contribution to the ethical analysis of drone warfare ... Recommended. * B. Romaya, CHOICE *
makes an important, timely contribution to the ethical analysis of drone warfare ... Recommended. * B. Romaya, CHOICE *
Bradley Strawser is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Defense Analysis Department at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He is also a Research Associate with Oxford's Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict. A prior Air Force Officer himself, Strawser's work specializes on the moral questions surrounding war and military ethics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199926121 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199926123 |
| Title | Killing by Remote Control |
| Author | Bradley Jay Strawser |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2013-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
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