Just and Unjust Wars
A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations
Michael Walzer
In "Just and Unjust Wars," Michael Walzer delves into the ethical complexities of military theory and war crimes by analyzing conflicts throughout history, including the Athenian attack on Melos and the My Lai Massacre. He features the perspective of those who have directly participated, made decisions, and suffered. In this new edition, Walzer applies his insights to the Iraq War and reminds readers of the importance of discussing the morality of war.
Publish Date
2006-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
2006-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1976
Goodreads Rating
3.87
ISBN
9780465052714
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2017-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
You’ve got to study ethics and not confront your ethical dilemmas for the first time on the battlefield, so you read Michael Walzer’s Just and Unjust Wars or Malham Wakin’s War, Morality, and the Military Profession. – source