Walzer, Just War and Iraq: Ethics as Response

Author:   Ronan O'Callaghan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032098241


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 June 2021
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Author:   Ronan O'Callaghan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781032098241


ISBN 10:   1032098244
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 June 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter 1: Introduction. The Tower of Babel and the Ideal of Unity. Michael Walzer and the Just War Tradition. Deconstruction as Methodology. Historical Analysis and the Problem of Representation. With whom does the historical writer of historicism actually empathise? Structure of the Book. Conclusion Chapter 2: Morality, Community and the Justification of War. Introduction. There is a Thin Man inside Every Fat Man. Self-determination and Membership. Declaration and the Birth of Community. Membership and Alterity. War and Maximal Morality. Temporal Revelation and Being. Différance and Secular Theology. Conclusion Chapter 3: Violence, Ethics and the Invasion of Iraq. A Brief History of Iraq. The Pre-War Imaging of Justice in Iraq. Occupation and Legal Authority. Postwar Security. De-Ba’athification and Sunni Resistance. Religious Authority and the Iraqi Constitution. The 2005 Election and Ethno-Sectarian Violence. Conclusion Chapter 4: Derrida and Ethics. Introduction. Ethics as first philosophy. Community as the possibility of justice. Ethical Action as Sacrifice. Undecidability as Justice for the Other. Conclusion Chapter 5: Non-combatant Immunity and the Sacrifice of Rights. Introduction. Identifying the Target. Combatant Rights. Justifying the Loss of Rights. Simply by Fighting. Danger and Threat. Freedom and Sacrifice. Conclusion. Chapter 6: Double Effect and its Parasites. Introduction. The Doctrine of Double Effect. Pardon me for not Meaning to … In All Good Faith. Policing with Due Care. Deepening Double Effect. Siege Warfare: An Illustrative Example. Conclusion: Ethics as Double Effect. Conclusion: Ethics as Response. What the Hell is Water? Shattering Sisyphus. Responding to Iraqis

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Ronan O’Callaghan has recently completed his PhD in Politics at the University of Manchester. He is currently a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Central Lancashire.

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