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e. The just war theory (Latin: bellum iustum) [1][2] is a doctrine, also referred to as a tradition, of military ethics that aims to ensure that a war is morally justifiable through a series of criteria, all of which must be met for a war to be considered just. It has been studied by military leaders, theologians, ethicists and policymakers.
The philosophy of just war theorizes what aspects of war are justifiable according to morally acceptable principles. [2] Just war theory is based upon four core criteria to be followed by those determined to go to war. The four principles are as follows: just authority; just cause; right intention; last resort. [2]
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations is a 1977 book by the philosopher Michael Walzer. Published by Basic Books, it is still in print, now as part of the Basic Books Classics Series. A second edition was published in 1992, a third edition in 2000, a fourth edition in 2006, and a fifth edition in 2015.
Carl Philipp Gottfried (or Gottlieb) von Clausewitz[ note 1 ] (/ ˈklaʊzəvɪts /; German: [ˈkaʁl fɔn ˈklaʊzəvɪts] ⓘ; 1 July 1780 – 16 November 1831) [ 1 ] was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" (in modern terms meaning psychological) and political aspects of waging war.
The ethics of intensive animal farming, the ethics of wild animal suffering, the ethics of killing in war, the ethics of nuclear weapons. Jefferson Allen McMahan (/ məkˈmɑːn / mək-MAHN; born August 30, 1954) is an American moral philosopher. He has been Sekyra and White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford since 2014.
Hugo Grotius. Hugo Grotius (/ ˈɡroʊʃiəs / GROW-shee-əss; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Hugo de Groot (Dutch: [ˈɦyɣoː də ˈɣroːt]) or Huig de Groot (Dutch: [ˈɦœyx]), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft and studied at ...
Liberal neutrality [ 1 ] Veil of ignorance. Deliberative democracy. Liberal socialism. Primary goods. Telishment. Signature. John Bordley Rawls (/ rɔːlz /; [ 2 ] February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American moral, legal and political philosopher in the modern liberal tradition. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Rawls has been described as one of the ...
Brian Orend. Brian Orend is the Director of International Studies and a professor of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. Orend's works focus on just war theory and human rights. He is best known for his discussions of jus post bellum (justice after war), which deals with the termination phase of war.