Warfare Ethics in Comparative Perspective

The late Sumner B. Twiss was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Human Rights, Ethics, and Religion at Florida State University, USA, and author of many books.Ping-cheung Lo is Dean and Rebecca Stephan Professor of Chinese Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, USA, and author or editor of over a dozen books, in both Chinese and English.Benedict S. B. Chan is Director of Centre for Applied Ethics and Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy, at Hong Kong Baptist University.

• 1: Introduction Part I: Comparative Approaches or Visions 2. Theoretical vs. Practical Considerations in Doing Comparative Military Ethics: An Engaged View 3. Clausewitz vs. Sunzi: Comparing Western and Chinese Ways of War and their Ethics 4. East/West Just War Dialogues: Reflections on the Larger Implications Part II: Chinese Thinking about War and Peace a. Pre-Modern: 5. Just Cause in Mengzi and Gratian: Similar Ideas, Different Receptions and Legacies 6. Seven Military Classics: Martial Victory through Good Governance 7. Normativity of War and Peace: Thoughts from the Han Feizi 8. War and Peace According to Huang-Lao Philosophy: Based on the Huangdi sijing 9. Zeng Guofan’s Military Ethics b. Modern: 10. Mao Zedong’s Ethics of War (1927-1949)? 11.Chiang Kai-shek’s Military Ethics: An Analysis of His Wartime Rhetoric 12. A Survey of 21 Century PLA Scholarship on the Role of Military Ethics in Warfare 13. Moral Warfare: Weaponing Ethics to Weaken, Divide, and Smash the Enemy Part III: New Comparative Horizons on Just War and Peace 14. Adjusting Authority: Legitimacy and War in Muslim and Christian Traditions 15. The Right of Self-Defense and the Organic Unity of Human Rights 16. Confucianism, Kant, and the Pacifist Tradition in the Constitution of Japan 17. Conclusion