Pacifism: A Philosophy Of Nonviolence

Pacifism: A Philosophy Of Nonviolence

Author
Robert L. Holmes
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Language
English
Year
2016
Page
368
ISBN
1474279821, 9781474279826
File Type
pdf
File Size
5.6 MiB

In a world riven with conflict, violence and war, this book proposes a philosophical defense of pacifism. It argues that there is a moral presumption against war and unless that presumption is defeated, war is unjustified. Leading philosopher of non-violence Robert Holmes contends that neither just war theory nor the rationales for recent wars (Vietnam, the Gulf War, the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars) defeat that presumption, hence that war in the modern world is morally unjustified.

A detailed, comprehensive and elegantly argued text which guides both students and scholars through the main debates (Just War Theory and double effect to name a few) clearly but without oversimplifying the complexities of the issues or historical examples.

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