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Morality and War Can War Be Just in the Twenty-first Century?

Fisher, David
Innbundet / 2011 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780199599240
Publisert
2011
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
632 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
314

Forfatter
Fisher, David

Om bidragsyterne

Dr. David Fisher is a Visiting Senior Fellow at Kings College, London where he has recently completed a PhD in War Studies. He has served in senior positions in the Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and Cabinet Office, including defence adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office and the UK Defence Counsellor to NATO. He is co-Chairman of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament. He regularly contributes to books and journal on defence and ethical issues. He is the author of Morality and the Bomb, written when he was a research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, and has recently co-edited Just War on Terror? examining how the new global threat of terrorism can be combated both effectively and justly.

Morality and War Can War Be Just in the Twenty-first Century?

Fisher, David
Innbundet / 2011 / Engelsk
Fisher, David
Innbundet / 2011 / Engelsk
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a lucid and valuable contribution to the literature on just war. What sets it apart, moreover, is its sustained and impressive examination of how society, and especially its military personnel and government officials need moral education so that they know and understand the principles of morality in general and those relating to the conduct of war in particular.

Peter Admirand, Philosophy in Review

Fresh and compelling ... Fisher's book succeeds in bringing original thinking to the morality of war.

Daniel Philpott, Politics and Religion

Morality and War is beautifully written, its points reinforced by a wealth of apposite examples drawn from both history and the author's own experience. It is informed, authoritative, and persuasive. It is also important. We live, at least in the West, in an era of wars of choice. This wise book, written by a man who has had to practise the ethics of war as well as reflect on them, should be compulsory reading for all those who have to do the choosing, and the fighting.

Professor Tim Bale, Chair of the Award Committee, announcing the unanimous decision of the judges for the 2012 W.J. M. Mackenzie Book Prize for the best book of the year in political science

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A lucid account and robust defence of the just-war tradition...an admirable book

Anthony Kenny, Times Literary Supplement

a deep pleasure to read. The concepts are clear, the language and argument accessible to the general reader... a most significant book about the deepest issues: life and death, war and peace, how we approach our common humanity

The Irish Catholic

a strikingly successful book; lucid, accessible andprovocative. It is among the best works I have read on the ethics of the use of armed force.

International Affairs

From time to time a book appears on an important subject and becomes a 'must read'. This is one such ... it is certainly the best guide to military ethics in modern times.

RUSI Journal

Fascinating and persuasive...If you want a well-informed and up-to date assessment of just war theory, written in pellucid prose, then this is the book to buy...It brings together wisdom, clarity, and deep experience, and is both readable and challenging.

Church Times

a closely argued and immensely stimulating discussion of modern warfare from a moral perspective ... This is a fine book.

New Blackfriars

Reading this book will do both philosophers and bureaucrats a world of good

Sir Michael Howard

Many people, including those who have no previous experience of the serious study of ethics, will benefit from reading this book, which is a model of lucidity, precision of argument, and clarity of purpose.

Graham Gould, The Journal of Theological Studies Vol 62 Part 2 Oct 2011

an admirable book... like all good philosophers he brings every issue down to earth with luminous examples ... irresistible

British Army Review

Fisher takes the innovative step of introducing virtue theory into these debates ... raises challenging and thought-provoking questions. To help resolve them virtuous consequentialism offers practitioners and theorists an important analytical and educational tool.

Ethics and International Affairs

This discussion of the ethics of warfare by a professional philosopher and former civil servant is to be studied (and occasionally disagreed with) by anyone concerned with global politics today. I recommend it warmly (as book of the year choice, 2011).

Brian Wicker, The Tablet

David Fisher seeks to develop the just war tradition further in response to today's circumstances. He is almost uniquely qualified for this task, having been trained as a moral philosopher and then having spent his career as a senior official in the UK Ministry of Defence.

Financial Times

The book eloquently makes clear that no one, from the soldier in the trenches to the commander in chief, can escape moral choices. The only question is whether one's choices are worthy and well reasoned.

Foreign Affairs

The book is well written, clearly articulated and does not shy from using the tradition for what it was intended to do - make judgements about the use of deadly force.

Expository Times

one of the best books on the subject I have read ... one of the great strengths is that he locates his discussion of the ethics of warfare within a wider discussion of ethics in general.

Church of England Newspaper

This book poses fascinating questions about the moral implications of the War on Terror...It should be read by anyone with an interest in the rights and wrongs of modern warfare.

Military Affairs

David Fisher's conclusions are lit up by practical wisdom drawn from many sources.

The Tablet

provides intelligent, informed and demanding discussion of a wide range of moral issues that modern warfare raises...The book will be a demanding and rewarding read for anyone interested in these issues.

Paul Heim, evangelicals now

a well-informed, well-argued exposition of the continuing relevance of the Just War tradition, combined with a passionate polemic for the importance of ethics education, both within the Armed Forces, and beyond.

Journal of Military Ethics

the author's efforts to broker a dialogue between the just war tradition and the Aristotelian conception of virtue strike me as breath of fresh air, welcome and daring in equal measure.

Perspectives on Politics

sheds important new light on the role of ethical and philosophical thinking about war ... an important contribution to the Just War debate.

Survival

an admirably clear and concise summary of the requirements of the just war tradition ... the very real contribution which the book makes (is) to renewing the credibility and the applicability of just war thinking in the age of jihad, drones, and non-state actors.

Theological Studies

a lucid discussion and application of just war theory ... intellectually robust, well-written.

Michael Skerker, Journal of the American Academy of Religion

With the ending of the strategic certainties of the Cold War, the need for moral clarity over when, where and how to start, conduct and conclude war has never been greater. There has been a recent revival of interest in the just war tradition. But can a medieval theory help us answer twenty-first century security concerns? David Fisher explores how just war thinking can and should be developed to provide such guidance. His in-depth study examines philosophical challenges to just war thinking, including those posed by moral scepticism and relativism. It explores the nature and grounds of moral reasoning; the relation between public and private morality; and how just war teaching needs to be refashioned to provide practical guidance not just to politicians and generals but to ordinary service people. The complexity and difficulty of moral decision-making requires a new ethical approach - here characterised as virtuous consequentialism - that recognises the importance of both the internal quality and external effects of agency; and of the moral principles and virtues needed to enact them. Having reinforced the key tenets of just war thinking, Fisher uses these to address contemporary security issues, including the changing nature of war, military pre-emption and torture, the morality of the Iraq war, and humanitarian intervention. He concludes that the just war tradition provides not only a robust but an indispensable guide to resolve the security challenges of the twenty-first century.
Les mer
A fresh analysis of the just war tradition that addresses key contemporary security challenges, including the changing nature of war, military pre-emption and torture, the morality of the Iraq war, and humanitarian intervention.
Les mer
PART 1: MORALITY; PART II: WAR
`Reading this book will do both philosophers and bureaucrats a world of good' Sir Michael Howard, President of International Institute for Strategic Studies and Professor Emeritus Oxford, Yale, and London. `It is possibly the best book I have yet read on the ethics of the use of armed force.' Professor Paul Cornish, Head of the International Security Programme at Chatham House `This is a subject of crucial importance on which David Fisher, as both a thinker and practitioner, is ideally qualified to write. He draws insights from ancient wisdom which are particularly relevant to modern forms of military conflict.' Richard Harries, Lord Harries of Pentregarth `A scholarly and imaginative tour de force.' Dr Alia Brahimi, University of Oxford
Les mer
Winner: W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Prize
Combines unique insights from the author's practical experience as a senior civil servant who has engaged professionally with the issues he addresses and from his academic research in war studies, international relations and philosophy Provides a clear and comprehensive introductory guide to the just war tradition Develops a new framework for ethical reasoning - virtuous consequentialism - that seeks to reconcile deontology with consequentialism and so more accurately capture our moral impulses Addresses key contemporary issues, with robust and engaging discussions in each chapter that can act as stand-alone commentaries Makes a timely call for better ethical training for the military, officials and politicians in the wake of recent scandals, and links the wider themes with the experience of the ordinary serviceperson
Les mer
Dr. David Fisher is a Visiting Senior Fellow at Kings College, London where he has recently completed a PhD in War Studies. He has served in senior positions in the Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and Cabinet Office, including defence adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office and the UK Defence Counsellor to NATO. He is co-Chairman of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament. He regularly contributes to books and journal on defence and ethical issues. He is the author of Morality and the Bomb, written when he was a research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, and has recently co-edited Just War on Terror? examining how the new global threat of terrorism can be combated both effectively and justly.
Les mer
Combines unique insights from the author's practical experience as a senior civil servant who has engaged professionally with the issues he addresses and from his academic research in war studies, international relations and philosophy Provides a clear and comprehensive introductory guide to the just war tradition Develops a new framework for ethical reasoning - virtuous consequentialism - that seeks to reconcile deontology with consequentialism and so more accurately capture our moral impulses Addresses key contemporary issues, with robust and engaging discussions in each chapter that can act as stand-alone commentaries Makes a timely call for better ethical training for the military, officials and politicians in the wake of recent scandals, and links the wider themes with the experience of the ordinary serviceperson
Les mer

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a lucid and valuable contribution to the literature on just war. What sets it apart, moreover, is its sustained and impressive examination of how society, and especially its military personnel and government officials need moral education so that they know and understand the principles of morality in general and those relating to the conduct of war in particular.

Peter Admirand, Philosophy in Review

Fresh and compelling ... Fisher's book succeeds in bringing original thinking to the morality of war.

Daniel Philpott, Politics and Religion

Morality and War is beautifully written, its points reinforced by a wealth of apposite examples drawn from both history and the author's own experience. It is informed, authoritative, and persuasive. It is also important. We live, at least in the West, in an era of wars of choice. This wise book, written by a man who has had to practise the ethics of war as well as reflect on them, should be compulsory reading for all those who have to do the choosing, and the fighting.

Professor Tim Bale, Chair of the Award Committee, announcing the unanimous decision of the judges for the 2012 W.J. M. Mackenzie Book Prize for the best book of the year in political science

Se alle

A lucid account and robust defence of the just-war tradition...an admirable book

Anthony Kenny, Times Literary Supplement

a deep pleasure to read. The concepts are clear, the language and argument accessible to the general reader... a most significant book about the deepest issues: life and death, war and peace, how we approach our common humanity

The Irish Catholic

a strikingly successful book; lucid, accessible andprovocative. It is among the best works I have read on the ethics of the use of armed force.

International Affairs

From time to time a book appears on an important subject and becomes a 'must read'. This is one such ... it is certainly the best guide to military ethics in modern times.

RUSI Journal

Fascinating and persuasive...If you want a well-informed and up-to date assessment of just war theory, written in pellucid prose, then this is the book to buy...It brings together wisdom, clarity, and deep experience, and is both readable and challenging.

Church Times

a closely argued and immensely stimulating discussion of modern warfare from a moral perspective ... This is a fine book.

New Blackfriars

Reading this book will do both philosophers and bureaucrats a world of good

Sir Michael Howard

Many people, including those who have no previous experience of the serious study of ethics, will benefit from reading this book, which is a model of lucidity, precision of argument, and clarity of purpose.

Graham Gould, The Journal of Theological Studies Vol 62 Part 2 Oct 2011

an admirable book... like all good philosophers he brings every issue down to earth with luminous examples ... irresistible

British Army Review

Fisher takes the innovative step of introducing virtue theory into these debates ... raises challenging and thought-provoking questions. To help resolve them virtuous consequentialism offers practitioners and theorists an important analytical and educational tool.

Ethics and International Affairs

This discussion of the ethics of warfare by a professional philosopher and former civil servant is to be studied (and occasionally disagreed with) by anyone concerned with global politics today. I recommend it warmly (as book of the year choice, 2011).

Brian Wicker, The Tablet

David Fisher seeks to develop the just war tradition further in response to today's circumstances. He is almost uniquely qualified for this task, having been trained as a moral philosopher and then having spent his career as a senior official in the UK Ministry of Defence.

Financial Times

The book eloquently makes clear that no one, from the soldier in the trenches to the commander in chief, can escape moral choices. The only question is whether one's choices are worthy and well reasoned.

Foreign Affairs

The book is well written, clearly articulated and does not shy from using the tradition for what it was intended to do - make judgements about the use of deadly force.

Expository Times

one of the best books on the subject I have read ... one of the great strengths is that he locates his discussion of the ethics of warfare within a wider discussion of ethics in general.

Church of England Newspaper

This book poses fascinating questions about the moral implications of the War on Terror...It should be read by anyone with an interest in the rights and wrongs of modern warfare.

Military Affairs

David Fisher's conclusions are lit up by practical wisdom drawn from many sources.

The Tablet

provides intelligent, informed and demanding discussion of a wide range of moral issues that modern warfare raises...The book will be a demanding and rewarding read for anyone interested in these issues.

Paul Heim, evangelicals now

a well-informed, well-argued exposition of the continuing relevance of the Just War tradition, combined with a passionate polemic for the importance of ethics education, both within the Armed Forces, and beyond.

Journal of Military Ethics

the author's efforts to broker a dialogue between the just war tradition and the Aristotelian conception of virtue strike me as breath of fresh air, welcome and daring in equal measure.

Perspectives on Politics

sheds important new light on the role of ethical and philosophical thinking about war ... an important contribution to the Just War debate.

Survival

an admirably clear and concise summary of the requirements of the just war tradition ... the very real contribution which the book makes (is) to renewing the credibility and the applicability of just war thinking in the age of jihad, drones, and non-state actors.

Theological Studies

a lucid discussion and application of just war theory ... intellectually robust, well-written.

Michael Skerker, Journal of the American Academy of Religion

With the ending of the strategic certainties of the Cold War, the need for moral clarity over when, where and how to start, conduct and conclude war has never been greater. There has been a recent revival of interest in the just war tradition. But can a medieval theory help us answer twenty-first century security concerns? David Fisher explores how just war thinking can and should be developed to provide such guidance. His in-depth study examines philosophical challenges to just war thinking, including those posed by moral scepticism and relativism. It explores the nature and grounds of moral reasoning; the relation between public and private morality; and how just war teaching needs to be refashioned to provide practical guidance not just to politicians and generals but to ordinary service people. The complexity and difficulty of moral decision-making requires a new ethical approach - here characterised as virtuous consequentialism - that recognises the importance of both the internal quality and external effects of agency; and of the moral principles and virtues needed to enact them. Having reinforced the key tenets of just war thinking, Fisher uses these to address contemporary security issues, including the changing nature of war, military pre-emption and torture, the morality of the Iraq war, and humanitarian intervention. He concludes that the just war tradition provides not only a robust but an indispensable guide to resolve the security challenges of the twenty-first century.
Les mer
A fresh analysis of the just war tradition that addresses key contemporary security challenges, including the changing nature of war, military pre-emption and torture, the morality of the Iraq war, and humanitarian intervention.
Les mer
PART 1: MORALITY; PART II: WAR
`Reading this book will do both philosophers and bureaucrats a world of good' Sir Michael Howard, President of International Institute for Strategic Studies and Professor Emeritus Oxford, Yale, and London. `It is possibly the best book I have yet read on the ethics of the use of armed force.' Professor Paul Cornish, Head of the International Security Programme at Chatham House `This is a subject of crucial importance on which David Fisher, as both a thinker and practitioner, is ideally qualified to write. He draws insights from ancient wisdom which are particularly relevant to modern forms of military conflict.' Richard Harries, Lord Harries of Pentregarth `A scholarly and imaginative tour de force.' Dr Alia Brahimi, University of Oxford
Les mer
Winner: W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Prize
Combines unique insights from the author's practical experience as a senior civil servant who has engaged professionally with the issues he addresses and from his academic research in war studies, international relations and philosophy Provides a clear and comprehensive introductory guide to the just war tradition Develops a new framework for ethical reasoning - virtuous consequentialism - that seeks to reconcile deontology with consequentialism and so more accurately capture our moral impulses Addresses key contemporary issues, with robust and engaging discussions in each chapter that can act as stand-alone commentaries Makes a timely call for better ethical training for the military, officials and politicians in the wake of recent scandals, and links the wider themes with the experience of the ordinary serviceperson
Les mer
Dr. David Fisher is a Visiting Senior Fellow at Kings College, London where he has recently completed a PhD in War Studies. He has served in senior positions in the Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and Cabinet Office, including defence adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office and the UK Defence Counsellor to NATO. He is co-Chairman of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament. He regularly contributes to books and journal on defence and ethical issues. He is the author of Morality and the Bomb, written when he was a research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, and has recently co-edited Just War on Terror? examining how the new global threat of terrorism can be combated both effectively and justly.
Les mer
Combines unique insights from the author's practical experience as a senior civil servant who has engaged professionally with the issues he addresses and from his academic research in war studies, international relations and philosophy Provides a clear and comprehensive introductory guide to the just war tradition Develops a new framework for ethical reasoning - virtuous consequentialism - that seeks to reconcile deontology with consequentialism and so more accurately capture our moral impulses Addresses key contemporary issues, with robust and engaging discussions in each chapter that can act as stand-alone commentaries Makes a timely call for better ethical training for the military, officials and politicians in the wake of recent scandals, and links the wider themes with the experience of the ordinary serviceperson
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199599240
Publisert
2011
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
632 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
314

Forfatter
Fisher, David

Om bidragsyterne

Dr. David Fisher is a Visiting Senior Fellow at Kings College, London where he has recently completed a PhD in War Studies. He has served in senior positions in the Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and Cabinet Office, including defence adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office and the UK Defence Counsellor to NATO. He is co-Chairman of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament. He regularly contributes to books and journal on defence and ethical issues. He is the author of Morality and the Bomb, written when he was a research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, and has recently co-edited Just War on Terror? examining how the new global threat of terrorism can be combated both effectively and justly.

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