Moral Paradoxes Of Nuclear Deterrence
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Author | : Gregory S. Kavka |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1987-10-30 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521338967 |
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This volume examines the complex and vitally important ethical questions connected with the deployment of nuclear weapons and their use as a deterrent. A number of the essays contained here have already established themselves as penetrating and significant contributions to the debate on nuclear ethics. They have been revised to bring out their unity and coherence, and are integrated with new essays. The books exceptional rigor and clarity make it valuable whether the reader's concern with nuclear ethics is professional or personal. Part I explores the morality of nuclear deterrrence from each of the two dominant traditions in moral philosophy, deontology and consequentialism, and points out a number of interesting ethical dilemmas. Part II criticizes a variety of alternatives to deterrence - unilateral nuclear disarmament, world government, strategic defense against ballistic missiles, and nuclear coercion - and argues for mutual nuclear disarmament as a realistic and desirable long-run alternative.
Author | : Steven P. Lee |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1996-11-13 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521567725 |
Download Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This 1993 book is the first post-Cold War assessment of nuclear deterrence, -providing a comprehensive normative understanding of nuclear deterrence policy.
Author | : James P. Sterba |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
Download The Ethics of War and Nuclear Deterrence Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : John Finnis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Nuclear Deterrence, Morality and Realism Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Nuclear deterrence requires objective ethical analysis. In providing it, the authors face realities - the Soviet threat, possible nuclear holocaust, strategic imperatives - but they also unmask moral evasions - deterrence cannot be bluff, pure counterforce, the lesser (or greater) evil, or a step towards disarmament. They conclude that the deterrent is unjustifiable and examine the new question of conscience that this raises for everyone.
Author | : David Fisher |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2020-07-20 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1000047547 |
Download Morality and the Bomb Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Originally published in 1985, this book surveys how NATO policy sought to come to terms with the revolution in thinking about war which was brought about by the advent of nuclear weapons. It also examines the logic of deterrence. The book assesses the ethical issues involved, using as a framework the tradition of the idea of the Just War. A detailed modern version of the theory is elaborated and defended from an ethical viewpoint that gives due weight both to the mental states of the agent and to the consequences of his agency. The principle of non-combatant immunity is also examined for its clear relevance to the debate. Further considerations involve the effectiveness of deterrence and its morality, and the question whether deterrence can be effective even if its use is prohibited. The book also discusses the implications of various possible changes in NATO policy.
Author | : Geoffrey Goodwin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2020-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1000199320 |
Download Ethics and Nuclear Deterrence Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
As nuclear weapons become ever more sophisticated, so the deterrence debate becomes increasingly complex. The ‘Ban the Bomb’ slogans of the 1950s had been replaced by cries for ‘nuclear-free zones’, and talk of ‘megatonnage’ and ‘fallout’ had given way to talk of ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons and ‘limited strike capability’. Originally published in 1982, this book considers the ethical issues raised by nuclear policies and by the debate between proponents of the multilateralist/unilateralist approaches to disarmament and arms control at the time. It is not, like so many books on the subject, an ideological statement: there are essays by defence strategists which put the case for deterrence and essays by academics and churchmen which strenuously oppose it. The book also includes an essay on attempts to mitigate the appalling brutality of the many ‘conventional’ wars since 1945. At a time when the rhetoric and misinformation produced on both sides of the debate continued to obscure many vital issues, this book was welcome, sensible and necessary.
Author | : Joseph S. Nye |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1988-02-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0029230918 |
Download Nuclear Ethics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Outlining a soundly reasoned "just defense doctrine" for the nuclear age, Nye provides a sensitive moral compass for policy choices and offers a genuine sense of hope for the future.
Author | : Victoria M. Davion |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Download Nuclear Deterrence and Wrongful Intentions Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Charles Kegley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2021-11-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0429722478 |
Download After The Cold War Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This is a text on the traditional questions of nuclear deterrence and the unconventional answers suggested by the emerging new world order. These widely-ranging essays by scholars, policymakers and moral philosophers present rival ideas about the morality of alternative means for preserving mutual security as the world moves beyond the Cold War.
Author | : Nigel Blake |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2020-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 100019969X |
Download Objections to Nuclear Defence Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Moral and political questions are vitally relevant to the issue of survival in the nuclear age. Ethics has much to teach us about the meaning of national defence and civic responsibility in the nuclear state. For instance, those in NATO who argue for increased spending on such weapons do so with the intention of defending the values of the West. They must therefore be absolutely sure that they are not – as the contributors to this volume, originally published in 1984, powerfully suggest – undermining or destroying those values by the very means they adopt to preserve them. With the continued success of nuclear deterrence itself in question, responsible citizens feel an urgent need to assess the clash between personal doubts, cherished principles and their governments’ loudly voiced moral certainties. In Objections to Nuclear Defence, professional philosophers of widely varying persuasions provide new analyses of these problems. They spell out clearly and vividly the moral and political objections – objections to the concrete nuclear policies of the Western governments today. Often impassioned but always rational, the book will be of special interest to students of international affairs, peace studies and applied philosophy as well as to the general reader who is trying to choose between political parties in Europe or North America.