Public War, Private Conscience

The Ethics of Political Violence

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

AvAndrew Fiala,Andrew G. Fiala

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A philosophical exploration of such subjects as terrorism, just war and pacifism, Andrew Fiala's book reflects on the moral demands that conflict makes on us. "Public War, Private Conscience" offers a philosophical reflection on the moral demands made upon us by war, providing a clear and accessible overview of the different ways of thinking about war. Engaging both with contemporary examples and historical ideas about war, the book offers unique analysis of issues relating to terrorism, conscience objection, just war theory and pacifism. Andrew Fiala examines the conflict between utilitarian and deontological points of view. On the one hand, wars are part of the project of public welfare, subject to utilitarian evaluation. On the other hand, war is also subject to deontological judgment that takes seriously the importance of private conscience and human rights. This book argues that the conflict between these divergent approaches is unavoidable. We are continually caught in the tragic conflict between these two values: public happiness and private morality. And it is in war that we find the conflict at its most obvious and most disturbing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-07-01
Mått138 x 216 x 11 mm
Vikt252 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN9781441182814

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Introduction; 1. The Sublime Grind of Ares; 2. The War of Public and Private; 3. Plato's Prophecy and Kant's Dream; 4. Democratic Control and Professional Ethics; 5. The Military Establishment; 6. The Democratic Peace Myth: From Kant and Mill to Hiroshima and Baghdad; 7. The Vanity of Temporal Things: Hegel and the Ethics of War; 8. American Ambivalence: Militarism, Pacificism and Pragmatism; 9. Sliding Scales and the Mischief of War; 10. Waterboarding, Torture and Violence; 11. Conscientious Refusal and the Liberal Tradition; 12. Public Myths and Private Protest; Bibliography; Index.

"Fiala explores the relation between the public and the private, the state and the individual, and war and peace with philosophical rigor and clarity. His writing is superb, and the views he defends demand to be taken seriously. This is an urgent and important contribution to our on-going attempts to understand the human condition—a condition marked as much by violence and atrocity as it is by acts of kindness and generosity." - J. Jeremy Wisnewski, Hartwick College, USA