The Philosophy of War War is an intentional conflict that is widespread and considered a phenomenon between political communities. There are three main perspectives of the ethics of war. Just War Theory is the most influential perspective of war. Realism is very influential amongst political scientist‚ as well as practitioners of international relations. Literal and straightforward‚ a pacifist rejects war and specific kinds and degree of violence. War is an actual armed conflict‚ thus individual
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THE MORAL PHILOSOPHY IN VIETNAM WAR The moral judgement on the vietnam war is relatively simple: all war is forbidden‚ the conflict in vietnam is war‚ therefore the vietnam war is forbidden. From the viewpoint of the “just war” theory‚ the morality or justice of the vietnam war can be determined only by applying the principles of jus ad bellum and details of vietnam war. There are 6 of the principles of the jus ad bellum: 1. Just Cause: ‘War is permissible only to confront “a real and certain danger”
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I do think that genocide is unacceptable in any shape or form. No I do not believe that Genocide can be just. I am positive that others think differently about it. One example and the most popular example used are Hitler and the Nazis. Obviously the Nazis felt that genocide is just because it was just in their philosophy. The Nazis felt like they are better than the Jewish race. They downgraded and dehumanized the Jews. In the beginning there were multiple reasons to why the Germans wanted to end
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Compare how ‘Who’s for the Game?’ and ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ present war and how they reflect the authors view point. ‘Who’s for the Game?’ was written by Jessie Pope in 1915 (At the beginning of the First World War). Jessie Pope was an English poet who began writing for Punch; between 1902 and 1922 she supplied 170 poems to the magazine. She was a prolific writer of humorous verse‚ articles‚ and short stories‚ which were published in many newspapers including the Daily Mail‚ the Daily Express
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For those who spend their lives working to prevent and end wars‚ whether and how war itself can be justified must be an urgent question. Of course‚ war’s justification is an ancient tradition. Bizarrely‚ Just War theory was formulated within the Christian church‚ whose founder chose a donkey instead of a war horse and taught his followers to overcome evil with good. Not only is the theory still mainstream among churches but‚ as Dan Smith‚ head of an important NGO working for conflict transformation
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Andrew Hurrell’s article analysed how the order of international relations has changed following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Hurrell (2002)‚ examined how legal‚ moral norms and rules pressured the US to engage with international law following 9/11. He argued that international law aims to restrain self-interest. However‚ it cannot control what states decide to do‚ it can only serve as a set of guidelines. I agree with Hurrell (2002‚ p. 190)‚ in that the 9/11 attacks did not alone bring
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The Libya‚ Obama and the Just War Theory There is no doubt that philosophy can be applied to everything from politics‚ to government‚ to our personal relationships. In today’s world‚ however‚ it is difficult to simplify everything into theoretical whims of Cicero‚ Plato‚ and Kant. The Libya‚ Obama and the Just War Theory is a blog post written by a man under the alias “Doctor Cleveland.” Cleveland provides us with a prime example of an archaic theory being used to justify decisions made in a complex
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Language as a Tool of War /Synthesis of “Hiroshima” by John Berger and “From Ancient Greece to Iraq‚ the Power of Words in Wartime” by Robin Tolmach Lakoff/ According to Canadian writer Margaret Atwood “War is what happens when language fails.” However‚ authors John Berger and Robin Lakoff in their essays “Hiroshima” and “From Ancient Greece to Iraq‚ the Power of Words in Wartime” both suggest that language‚ indeed‚ does not fail‚ but it is rather a powerful tool of war‚ used strategically
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How to Tell a True War Story" O’Brien was drafted into the army during the Vietnam War. He is telling several stories in different points of views‚ of things that happened to him and his buddies while at war and on how you or someone else might believe or not believe a true war story. He tells about how his friend dies in three different views. How his friend dies and it looks beautiful‚ somewhat how is happened and then the true war story. He also tells little stories within the whole Story
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Is war a biological necessity‚ sociological inevitability‚ or just a bad invention? Well war is an invention. To begin it is just a way of man hood. As well as a way that we go about obtaining access to land and natural resources. This is an invention simply because there was once a time where this didn’t exist. This is a form of innovation‚ because it is not an elemental part in the world. Some examples of elemental things in the world is fire‚ water‚ and air. When you combine the concept of biological
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