GROWING UP WITH JUST AND UNJUST WAR : AN APPRECIATION

In: Ethics & international affairs, Band 11, S. 3-18

Abstract

THE CAUSE OF THE ENDURANCE, CONTINUING RELEVANCE, AND ARGUMENTS OF MICHAEL WALZER'S "JUST AND UNJUST WARS" IS EXPLORED. THE IDEAS OF CASUISTRY AS "THEORY," REALISM, MORAL JUDGMENT AND HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING, THE PARADOX OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE, AND INTERVENTION ARE EACH EXAMINED IN RELATION TO THE BOOK. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE BOOK HAS HELPED PEOPLE TO "SCAN THE HEAVENS, EVEN AS THEY CONTEMPLATE THE HELLISH AND ALL-TOO-HUMAN ACTIVITY OF WAR."