Arguing About War

Triumph of just war theory (and the dangers of success) -- Two kinds of military responsibility -- Emergency ethics -- Terrorism, a critique of excuses -- Politics of rescue -- Justice and injustice in the Gulf War -- Kosovo -- Intifada and the Green Line -- Four wars of Israel/Palestine -- After 9/11, five questions about terrorism -- Five on Iraq -- Governing the globe.;[This] volume brings together [the author's] 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 nuclear deterrence, humanitarian intervention, and terrorism. The second consists of Walzer's responses to particular wars, including the first Gulf War and the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. And in the third Walzer imagines a future in which war might play a less significant part in our lives. In his introduction to the book, [the author] explains that his thinking has changed over time." Written during a period of intense debates over the proper use of armed force, this book gets to the heart of difficult problems and argues persuasively for a moral perspective on war.-Dust jacket. "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 nuclear deterrence, humanitarian intervention, and terrorism. The second consists of Walzer's responses to particular wars, including the first Gulf War and the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. And in the third Walzer imagines a future in which war might play a less significant part in our lives. In his introduction to the book, Walzer explains that his thinking has changed over time." "Written during a period of intense debates over the proper use of armed force, this book gets to the heart of difficult problems and argues persuasively for a moral perspective on war."--BOOK JACKET. 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 Walzer's responses to particular wars, including the first Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. And the third presents an essay in which Walzer imagines a future in which war might play a less significant part in our lives. In his introduction, Walzer reveals how his thinking has changed over time. Written during a period of intense debate over the proper use of armed force, this book gets to the heart of difficult problems and argues persuasively for a moral perspective on war. Cover......Page 1 ISBN 0-300-10365-4......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 INTRODUCTION......Page 10 PART ONE theory......Page 18 THE TRIUMPH OF JUST WAR THEORY (AND THE DANGERS OF SUCCESS) (2002)......Page 20 TWO KINDS OF MILITARY RESPONSIBILITY (1980)......Page 40 EMERGENCY ETHICS (1988)......Page 50 TERRORISM: A CRITIQUE OF EXCUSES (1988)......Page 68 THE POLITICS OF RESCUE (1994)......Page 84 PART TWO cases......Page 100 JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE IN THE GULF WAR(1992)......Page 102 KOSOVO (1999)......Page 116 THE INTIFADA AND THE GREEN LINE (1988)......Page 121 THE FOUR WARS OF ISRAEL/PALESTINE (2002)......Page 130 AFTER 9/11: FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT TERRORISM (2002)......Page 147 FIVE ON IRAQ......Page 160 PART THREE futures......Page 186 GOVERNING THE GLOBE (2000)......Page 188 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 210 NOTES......Page 214 CREDITS......Page 218 INDEX......Page 220 "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 nuclear deterrence, humanitarian intervention, and terrorism. The second consists of Walzer's responses to particular wars, including the first Gulf War and the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. And in the third Walzer imagines a future in which war might play a less significant part in our lives. In his introduction to the book, Walzer explains that his thinking has changed over time."--Jaquette 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. 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.