The Nature of Peace and the Morality of Armed Conflict

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-57122-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 333 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 568 g

This book explores topical issues in military ethics by according peace a central role within an interdisciplinary framework. Whilst war and peace have traditionally been viewed through the lens of philosophical enquiry, political issues and theological ideas - as well as common sense - have also influenced people’s understanding of armed conflicts with regards to both the moral issues they raise and the policies and actions they require. Comprised of fourteen essays on the role and application of peace, the book places emphasis on it’s philosophical, moral, theological, technological, and practical implications. Starting with an overview of Kantian perspectives on peace, it moves to discussions of the Just War debates, religious conceptualizations of peace, and the role of peace in modern war technology and cyber-security. Finally concluding with discussions of the psychological and medical impacts of war and peace on both the individual and the larger society, this collection offers a contribution to the field and will be of interest to a wide audience.

Chapters 4, 6 and 10 of this book are available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Demont-Biaggi, Florian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Policy-Making and the Nature of Peace.- Part 2: Just War Debates.- Part 3: Religious Perspectives on Peace.- Part 4: Peace and War Technology.- Part 5: Voices from the Real World.

Über Autor(innen)

Florian Demont-Biaggi has studied in Basel, Birmingham, London and Zurich. In 2013, he received his PhD from the University of Zurich and is currently working on military and leadership leadership ethics at the Military Academy (MILAK) at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zürich, Switzerland. He is the author of Rules and Dispositions in Language Use (2014).