アジア文明における戦争の倫理：比較研究 The Ethics of War in Asian Civilizations : A Comparative Perspective

Brekke, Torkel (EDT)

Routledge（2005/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 18 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780415342926
• DDC分類 205.6242095

基本説明

Looks at six different Asian religious, philosophical and political traditions: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, China and Japan; and is organized according to geography.

Full Description

This book explores how issues of ethics in war and warfare have been treated by major ethical traditions of Asia. It opens a discussion about whether there are universal standards in the ideologies of warfare between the major religious traditions of the world.

While the chapters are written by specialists in Asian cultures, some of the conceptual apparatus is drawn from the scholarly discourse on just war, developed in the study of the ethical tradition of Christianity. Taking a comparative approach, the book looks at six different Asian religious, philosophical and political traditions: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, China and Japan; and is organized according to geography. This innovative approach opens a new field of research on war and ideology, and extends the debate on modern warfare, universalism and human rights.

Contents

Foreword Introduction: Comparative Ethics and the Crucible of War Part 1: West Asia 2. The Ethics of War in Judaism 1. Islamic Tradition and the Justice of War Part 2: South Asia 3. Between Prudence and Heroism: Ethics of War in the Hindu Tradition 4. In Defense of Dharma: Just War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka Part 3: East Asia 5. Might Makes Right: Just War and Just Warfare in Early Medieval Japan 6. The Just War in Early China Afterword: Ethics Across Borders