Beyond Just War: A Virtue Ethics Approach

Chan, D.

Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?'

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-08-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137263407

DOI: 10.1057/9781137263414

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 223