Beyond Just War: A Virtue Ethics Approach

Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?' Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the ''just war'' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: ''If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?''

• | Author: D. Chan
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Aug 29, 2012
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781349999866
• | ISBN-10: 1349999865