Public war, private conscience : the ethics of political violence /: the ethics of political violence. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Fiala.
• Other Names: Fiala, Andrew, 1966-
• Contents: The sublime grind of Ares -- The war of public and private -- Plato's prophecy and Kant's dream -- Democratic control and professional ethics -- The military establishment -- The democratic peace myth : from Kant and Mill to Hiroshima and Baghdad -- The vanity of temporal things : Hegel and the ethics of war -- American ambivalence : militarism, pacifism, and pragmatism -- Sliding scales and the mischief of war -- Waterboarding, torture, and violence -- Conscientious refusal and the liberal tradition -- Public myths and private protest.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 177 pages)
• Subjects: 172/.42; War -- Moral and ethical aspects; Political violence -- Moral and ethical aspects; Terrorism; Conscientious objection; Just war doctrine; Pacifism; War (Philosophy); Utilitarianism; Duty; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General; Conscientious objection; Duty; Just war doctrine; Pacifism; Political violence -- Moral and ethical aspects; Terrorism; Utilitarianism; War -- Moral and ethical aspects; War (Philosophy); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441124210; 1441124217
• Related ISBNs: 9781441182586; 1441182586; 9781441182814; 1441182810
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.