Full Description
In democratic societies, it is said that wars and military interventions are fought in the name of the citizens of the nation engaged in the conflict. Yet, ordinary citizens, the major stakeholders in war, are seldom provided with as much information for making and acting on their moral decisions about war as they are about many other national issues that affect them. To fill the void, this volume addresses the nature of conscience, various moral norms, a moral decision-making process, and the theoretical and practical issues involved in attempting to avoid war or at least to make it as moral as possible, considering its nature.
By discussing how the morality of war differs from its political, military, economic and legal dimensions, this unique work attempts to enable citizens to make informed decisions about declaring, waging and ending war, and to act on those decisions.
Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Conscience and Making Moral Decisions
2. Just War Principles: Nature and Critique
3. Other Perspectives on War: Pacifism and Realism
4. Virtue Ethics: Civilian and Military Considerations
5. Moral Decision-Making: The Cognitive Dimension
6. Propaganda, Deceit and Moral Decisions
7. Morality and War: Theoretical Issues
8. Morality and War: Practical Issues
Bibliography
Index
