Just War Pacifism: Must it be a Contradiction in Terms?:
Efforts to resolve the tension within the Christian moral theological tradition between just war theory and pacifism have so far not produced any broadly accepted resolution. Key sticking points lie both in the fact that even a just war typically involves the taking of human life, both combatant and...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
[2018]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Studies in Christian ethics
Έτος: 2019, Τόμος: 32, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 370-386 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | KDB Καθολική Εκκλησία NCD Πολιτική Ηθική |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Weapons
B Pacifism B double effect B Just War B non-lethal |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Σύνοψη: | Efforts to resolve the tension within the Christian moral theological tradition between just war theory and pacifism have so far not produced any broadly accepted resolution. Key sticking points lie both in the fact that even a just war typically involves the taking of human life, both combatant and civilian, and that the distinction between intentional and unintentional killing, so important to Christian moral reflection, is difficult to sustain in practice. Yet, with the prospect of the development of effective non-lethal weapons, the path may be opened up to a genuine resolution of the tension. This article describes in general terms the way that such a development might be pursued, but also argues that the use of non-lethal weaponry would necessitate a re-interpretation of warfare as an exercise in a form of international policing. A number of potential criticisms of such a proposal are considered. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946818820285 |
