War by agreement a contractarian ethics of war / Yitzhak Benbaji and Daniel Statmen.
| Author/creator | Benbaji, Yitzhak |
| Other author | Statman, Daniel. |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First Edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019. |
| Description | xiii, 215 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Contractarian ethics of war |
| Abstract | "War by Agreement presents a new theory on the ethics of war. It shows that wars can be morally justified at both the ad bellum level (the political decision to go to war) and the in bello level (its actual conduct by the military) by accepting a contractarian account of the rules governing war. According to this account, the rules of war are anchored in a mutually beneficial and fair agreement between the relevant players-- the purpose of which is to promote peace and to reduce the horrors of war. The book relies on the long social contract tradition and illustrates its fruitfulness in understanding and developing the morality and the law of war"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019945683 |
| ISBN | 9780199577194 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0199577196 (hbk.) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |