Not since walzer has there been a treatment of the whole range of issues in just war as comprehensive and detailed in application to realworld circumstances. The morality of war second edition download ebook pdf. The most distinctive feature of this book on the morality of war is that its author, david fisher, was a senior official in the ministry of defence, foreign office, and cabinet office in the uk and served as defense adviser to the prime minister and uk defence counsellor to nato. Brian orend explores the ethics of war and peace from a kantian perspective. It might be assumed that the author of a book on international studies would focus exclusively on governance, economics, conflict resolution, and war, but orend has been careful to expand his coverage to include such topics as trade, culture, health, and human rights. If war involves killing, and if killing is wrong on its face, then warfare should be rejected as wrong.
The concern to reconcile the practice of war with theories of morality lies at the heart of the just war tradition. Though its analyses are not as subtle not meant as a putdown. The morality of war second edition broadview press. Reviews the book as a whole covers contemporary just war thinking with a philosophical breadth rarely found in ethics of war treatments. The book deals only with western views about the ethics of war. Jun 22, 2007 brian orend s new volume, the morality of war, promises to join walzers in its widespread influence. One in the series new dialogues in philosophy, brian orend has written an. And his introduction to international studies is used as a textbook around the world. Here are all the major issues, sensitively discussed with the aid of vivid case studies and examples.
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Contending that kants just war doctrine has not been given its due, orend displays kants theory to its fullest, impressive effect. The argument is conducted from a just war standpoint, though the moral ambiguity and. A kantian perspective wilfrid laurier university press. Drawing on examples from the history of warfare from the crusades to the present day, the ethics of war explores the limits and possibilities of the moral regulation of war. Despite its tremendous relevance, walzers work has lacked a full systematic organization. Ebook brian orend as pdf download portable document format. Brian orends book, the morality of war, first published in 2006, is one such writinga book that is successfully helping to reshape just war theory.
The morality of war second edition download ebook pdf, epub. Ethics of war and peace especially post war reconstruction, human rights, global justice, kants moral and political philosophy, happiness. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the morality of war second edition. This book fully instructs on the different aspects of just war theory as well as the manner in which the latter relates to. Of those, some deny that morality applies at all once the guns strike up. With keen theoretical analysis and vivid examples, orend unpacks the most complex issues in present and future warfare. The morality of war takes the reader from the grecoroman period to contemporary ethical challenges associated with cyberwar and terrorism. Brian orend s the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. This book fully instructs on the different aspects of just war theory as well as the manner in which the latter relates to rival approaches to war.
To gain access to complete books and documents, visit deslibris through the discovery portal of a member library, or take out an individual membership. Concept and context was named an outstanding academic title by choice magazine. The morality of war 1st first by orend, brian 2006. Sometimes force is the only way to defend yourself or others. While resisting the commonly held view that war is hell, a. There has never been an international treaty to regulate war s final phase, and there are sharp disagreements regarding the nature of a just peace treaty. This is an improvement over just about every book about war and ethics. Click on more details to find the book in bookstore or library. Three traditions of thought dominate the ethics of war and peace. Walzer is just the best there is, orends book is far more clearly organized, and improves on walzer in other ways as well. A dialogue by brian orend university of waterloo, and. Cheap textbook rental for morality of war by orend 06 9781551117270, save up to 90% and get free return shipping. Orends book is a very successful attempt to organize the contents of just war thinking.
Review of brian orends the morality of war gabriel andrade. War and political theory is an essential work that brilliantly elucidates the core principles shaping our understanding of the ethics and politics of conflicts. In this second edition, brian orend builds on the substantial strengths of the first, adding important new material on. Millays conversation at midnight, brian orends new book, on.
But his most acclaimed, and most widelyused, book is the morality of war. Orend mentions on the first page that many nonwestern traditions have thought about the ethics of war, but then he doesnt discuss any of these traditions. Orend is an active, awardwinning writer and public speaker. In chapter 5 of the morality of war, brian orend discusses the particular case of supreme emergencies, hereby defined as a state of war during which an aggressor state comes dangerously close to overpowering the victim state militarly, probably followed by extreme brutalization of the victim states. Jul 30, 2006 brian orends the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. I do not know if orend was walzers personal disciple, but he is certainly one of his most enthusiastic followers. Its common sense that the end of one war can easily slide into the beginning of another, but few just war theorists have seen jus post bellum as equal to justice in going to war jus ad bellum and justice during war jus in bello. Just and unjust wars 1977, barrie paskins and michael dockrill the ethics of war 1979, richard norman ethics, killing, and war 1995, brian orend war. His human rights book is a required textbook at more than 50 universities in nine different countries around the world. Kants just war theory orend, brian, 1971journal of the history of philosophy, volume 37, number 2, april 1999, pp. It is thorough and comprehensive in its treatment of issues, well researched, well organized, thoughtful, and beautifully written. Oct 30, 20 brian orend has written an ideal introduction to the morality of war. Orend is the author of six books, with two more forthcoming. Brian orends the morality of war promises to become the single.
Orends works focus on just war theory and human rights. Brian orends the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. In chapter 5 of the morality of war, brian orend discusses. Nevertheless, the conclusion is that just war is, all things considered and with limitations which the alternatives make apparent, the most comprehensive and intellectually defensible approach to moral thought about war. He is best known for his discussions of jus post bellum justice after war, which deals with the termination phase of war. He is perhaps bestknown for his work on justice after war, i. Jun 16, 2006 brian orends the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. This book is an engaging and uptodate examination of these questions and more, penned by a foremost expert in the field. Walzers just and unjust wars is rightly recognized as the best book on the ethics of war. The morality of war by brian orend 2006, paperback for sale. Brian orend is the director of international studies and a professor of philosophy at the university of waterloo in waterloo, ontario. Ebook the morality of war second edition as pdf download. Buy the morality of war by author brian orend october, 20 by brian orend isbn. Sell morality of war, by orend isbn 9781551117270 ship for free.
But the result of such normative application, in the case of war, is always that war should not be undertaken. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Buy a cheap copy of the morality of war book by brian orend. Penn state university press will publish another book in 2008.
Michael walzer on war and justice 2000, mcgillqueens. The first edition of the morality of war was one of the most widelyread and successful books ever written on the topic. The morality of war 2nd edition by brian orend and publisher broadview press. Politics department of the university of sheffield. Just war theory internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Since the cold war ended in the early 1990s, many wars have erupted. Using many historical cases, it examines all the core disputes and doctrines, ranging from realism to pacifism, from just war theory and international law, to. Brian orend has written an ideal introduction to the morality of war. We are all equals, and it is immoral to take the life of anyone, but it is also immoral to let the life of anyone be taken.
Brian orend outlines the history and the relevance of this particular form of morality in his book the morality of war. Sadly, there are few restraints on the endings of wars. This book fully instructs on the different aspects of just war theory as well as the manner in which the latter relates to rival approaches to war and peace. May 01, 2006 brian orends the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. Michael walzer, institute for advanced study, princeton brian orend has written an ideal introduction to the morality of war. Coates focuses on the tensions which exist between war and morality. Updated and streamlined throughout, the book offers new research tools and case studies, while keeping the winning blend of theory and history. The morality of war by brian orend 20 0910 brian orend on amazon. Brian orend explores the ethics of war and peace from a kantian perspective, emphasizing human rights protection, the rule of international law and a fully global concept of justice. Orend s works focus on just war theory and human rights. The morality of war, second edition edition 2 by brian. Sep 10, 20 brian orend has written a wonderfully lucid and bravely innovative account of just war theory. A dialogue, presents a provocative meander through the com plex moral and ethical.
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