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Arguing About War (Yale Nota Bene)
Michael Walzer
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Description for Arguing About War (Yale Nota Bene)
Paperback. For the first time since his classic Just and Unjust Wars was published almost thirty years ago, this volume brings together provocative arguments by preeminent political theorist Michael Walzer on contemporary military conflicts - including the Iraq war - and the ethical issues they raise. Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
A provocative discussion of recent wars and the issues that surround them, written by a preeminent political theorist
Michael Walzer is one of the world’s most eminent philosophers on the subject of war and ethics. Now, for the first time since his classic Just and Unjust Wars was published almost three decades ago, this volume brings together his most provocative arguments about contemporary military conflicts and the ethical issues they raise.
The essays in the book are divided into three sections. The first deals with issues such as humanitarian intervention, emergency ethics, and terrorism. The second consists of ... Read more
A provocative discussion of recent wars and the issues that surround them, written by a preeminent political theorist
Michael Walzer is one of the world’s most eminent philosophers on the subject of war and ethics. Now, for the first time since his classic Just and Unjust Wars was published almost three decades ago, this volume brings together his most provocative arguments about contemporary military conflicts and the ethical issues they raise.
The essays in the book are divided into three sections. The first deals with issues such as humanitarian intervention, emergency ethics, and terrorism. The second consists of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
Yale Nota Bene
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300109788
SKU
V9780300109788
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About Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is UPS Foundation Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of more than a dozen books, including On Toleration, The Jewish Political Tradition, Volumes I and II, and 50 Years of Dissent, all published by Yale University Press.
Reviews for Arguing About War (Yale Nota Bene)
"This book of essays has an outstanding pedigree. Michael Walzer is one of the US's foremost political theorists and social commentators... penetrating and powerful" Ben Rogers, Financial Times "Walzer has moved the concerns over just war from the periphery of political theory to the very center of our democratic dilemma." Garry Wills, New York Review of Books "Accessible and elegantly ... Read more