On War: A Dialogue

by Brian Orend and Brian Orend University of Waterloo and author of War and Political Theory

Book Overview

One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, Brian Orend has written an engaging dialogue from the perspectives of a critically injured soldier and his spouse on all questions related to the ethics of going to war and the ethics of fighting in war. Readers learn of the major traditions of thinking about war, including realism, pacifism, just war theory, and international law. Orend draws on a variety of references from the Civil War to the current...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742560457
• ISBN13: 9780742560451
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"