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" Public war, private conscience : "
Andrew Fiala
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BL
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696631
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b518820
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| Main Entry
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Fiala, Andrew,1966-
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Public war, private conscience : : the ethics of political violence /\ Andrew Fiala
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London ;New York :: Continuum,, [2010]
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, ©2010
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xv, 177 pages ;; 23 cm
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1441182586
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: 1441182810
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: 9781441182586
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: 9781441182814
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The sublime grind of Ares -- The war of public and private -- Plato's prophecy and Kant's dream -- Democratic control and professional ethics -- The military establishment -- The democratic peace myth : from Kant and Mill to Hiroshima and Baghdad -- The vanity of temporal things : Hegel and the ethics of war -- American ambivalence : militarism, pacifism, and pragmatism -- Sliding scales and the mischief of war -- Waterboarding, torture, and violence -- Conscientious refusal and the liberal tradition -- Public myths and private protest
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The contents of this book covers the war of public and private, Plato's prophecy and Kant's dream, democratic control and professional ethics, sliding scales and the mischief of war, and much more
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Conscientious objection
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Duty
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Just war doctrine
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Pacifism
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Political violence-- Moral and ethical aspects
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Terrorism
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Utilitarianism
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War (Philosophy)
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War-- Moral and ethical aspects
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172/.42
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U22.F49 2010
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