Ethics and International Relations

GORDON GRAHAM taught philosophy at the Universities of St Andrews and Aberdeen, and at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has published widely in ethics aesthetics, and moral and political philosophy. His most recent book is Philosophy, Art and Religion: Understanding Faith and Creativity. He now lives in Edinburgh where he serves as Director of the Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation.

• Preface to the Second Edition. 1. The International Orders.From Vienna to Versailles–The Rise of the Nation State.The Challenge of Internationalism.Sovereignty.Federalism and the International ‘State of Nature’.The Law of Nature and Nations.Summary.2. Realism, Morality and Law.The Hobbesian State of Nature.Realism.National Interest and Moral Responsibility.Moralism and the Domestic Analogy.Factual and Moral Disanalogy.Legalism.3. War.Christian Attitudes to War.The Case for Pacifism.Just Wars.Justice Ad Bellum.Force and Violence.Justice In Bello.The Principle of Double Effect.4. Weapons of Mass Destruction.The Argument So Far.Modern Warfare.Consequentialism.Deterrence.Threats, Bluffs and Conditional Intentions.Mutually Assured Destruction.Summary.5. Humanitarian Intervention.Intervention and the Challenge to Legalism.Autonomy and the Nation State.Non-intervention and States as Persons.Consequentialism and Non-intervention.The Definition of Intervention.Intervention and Just War Theory.Intervention, the Rule of Law and the Duty to Intervene.Summary.6. Terrorists, Guerillas and War on Terror.The Definition of Terror.Freedom Fighters.Terrorism.Guerilla Warfare.Torture and the War on Terrorism.Summary.7. North and South, Aid and Trade.Absolute and Relative Poverty.Poverty and Cost/Benefit Analysis.Lifeboat Ethics.Taking Stock of the Arguments.Social Justice and Welfare Rights.Basic Rights, National Boundaries and International Justice.Aid and Trade: the World Bank and the WTO.Summary.8. Globalization, Cosmopolitanism and the Environment.Globalization.Cosmopolitanism and Subsidiarity.Environmental Disaster.Environmental Ethics.Shallow and Deep Ecology.The Gaia Hypothesis.Globalization, Environment and International Relations.Bibliography.Index

"Ethics and International Relations is an excellent introduction to this important subject. With unusual clarity, Graham tackles all the main topics, from sovereignty to global warming, examining popular opinions and academic theories in a way that will bring newcomers quickly up to speed." Terry Nardin, National University of Singapore"It is highly accessible but does not duck the hard and often intractable questions of violence, poverty, injustice and trade." Times Higher Education Supplement