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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Philosophy' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Your Philosophy Guide is Michael Russell. Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Philosophy 1. Fighting The Good Fight - By: Mpam Id 1974935 by Joel J. Heim, Ph.D. War is hell, but a perpetual part of human social/political behavior. Michael Walzer argues with his book JUST AND UNJUST WARS: A MORAL ARGUMENT WITH HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS that war does not stand outside the reach of moral evaluation and argument. Walzer's t... Featured ArticleFighting The Good Fight by Joel J. Heim, Ph.D. War is hell, but a perpetual part of human social/political behavior. Michael Walzer argues with his book JUST AND UNJUST WARS: A MORAL ARGUMENT WITH HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS that war does not stand outside the reach of moral evaluation and argument. Walzer's thesis and consequently his approach is that moral arguments concerning war are not the domain of lawyers or academics but rather citizens. He claims that "We justify our conduct; we judge the conduct ...
Read full story 2. A Review Of Commissioner Lin And The Opium War - By: Joel Heim Hsin-pao Chang's book COMMISSIONER LIN AND THE OPIUM WAR is an important book which gives a sound background on the developments that lead up to the Opium War. The book is, perhaps, mistitled. Commissioner Lin does not enter the scene until the book is about half over. The Opium War, as in the ac... 3. The Treatment Of Prisoners - By: Joel Heim 1974935 In the midst of discussions about the Iraq War the issue of the treatment of prisoners has emerged as a significant area of debate. Who is a prisoner of war versus an enemy combatant? How should prisoners be treated at U.S. military prisons such as Abu Graib in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay in Cuba? Sh... 4. War Is Subjected To Moral Analysis - By: Joel J Heim 1974935 War is hell--bloody and often chaotic. Nevertheless, war is not anarchy; rather, war has always been governed by rules and norms. On the surface this may seem to be counter-intuitive. How can something as terrible as mass violence and death be governed by rules? It would seem that instead, war w... 5. Ethical Responses To Threats Are Possible - By: Joel Heim For many, including political leaders, the attacks on 9/11 were a major surprise. While I do not doubt their truthfulness about being surprised, they should not have been so. Such an attack was both predictable and expected. If political leaders and their security advisers were surprised, then I ... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
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