- War, Moral and ethical aspects, Just war doctrine, Warfare
"First published in 1977 and now brought up to the present with a new preface and postscript, this classic work by political philosopher Michael Walzer examines the moral issues that arise before, during, and after the wars we fight.
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- Author
- Michael Walzer
- First published
- November 15, 2001
- Pages
- 361
- Publisher
- Paidós, Laterza, Viking
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- Italian, English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780465037018
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“For as long as men and women have talked about war, they have talked about it in terms of right and wrong.”
Michael Laban Walzer (born on March 3, 1935) is a prominent American political theorist and public intellectual. A professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, he is editor emeritus of Dissent, an intellectual magazine that he has been affiliated with since his years as an undergraduate at Brandeis University. He has written books and essays on a wide range of topics—many in political ethics—including just and unjust wars, nationalism, ethnicity, Zionism, economic justice, social criticism, radicalism, tolerance, and political obligation. He is also a contributing editor to *The New Republic*. To date, he has written 27 books and published over 300 a
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