Can War Be Justified?
Can war be justified? Pacifists answer that it cannot; they oppose war and advocate for nonviolent alternatives to war. But defenders of just war theory argue that in some circumstances, when the effectiveness of nonviolence is limited, wars can be justified.
In this book, two philosophers debate this question, drawing on contemporary scholarship and new developments in thinking about pacifism and ...
Can war be justified? Pacifists answer that it cannot; they oppose war and advocate for nonviolent alternatives to war. But defenders of just war theory argue that in some circumstances, when the effectiveness of nonviolence is limited, wars can be justified.
In this book, two philosophers debate this question, drawing on contemporary scholarship and new developments in thinking about pacifism and ...
