Author : Steven P. Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 1996-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521567725
This 1993 book is the first post-Cold War assessment of nuclear deterrence, -providing a comprehensive normative understanding of nuclear deterrence policy.
Author : Joseph S. Nye
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 1988-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0029230918
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 : David Fisher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,3 MB
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1000047547
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 : Gregory S. Kavka
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 1987-10-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521338967
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 : James P. Sterba
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
Author : Robert L. Holmes
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1400860148
The threat to the survival of humankind posed by nuclear weapons has been a frightening and essential focus of public debate for the last four decades and must continue to be so if we are to avoid destroying ourselves and the natural world around us. One unfortunate result of preoccupation with the nuclear threat, however, has been a new kind of "respectability" accorded to conventional war. In this radical and cogent argument for pacifism, Robert Holmes asserts that all war--not just nuclear war--has become morally impermissible in the modern world. Addressing a wide audience of informed and concerned readers, he raises dramatic questions about the concepts of "political realism" and nuclear deterrence, makes a number of persuasive suggestions for nonviolent alternatives to war, and presents a rich panorama of thinking about war from St. Augustine to Reinhold Niebuhr and Herman Kahn. Holmes's positions are compellingly presented and will provoke discussion both among convinced pacifists and among those whom he calls "militarists." "Militarists," we realize after reading this book, include the majority of us who live a friendly and peaceful personal life while supporting a system which, if Holmes is correct, guarantees war and risks eventual human extinction. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Thomas E. Doyle, II
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,24 MB
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1136229485
This book examines the moral dilemmas of nuclear dissemination, and the justifications of both nuclear pursuit and avoidance by contemporary states. Applying Constructivist methodologies and moral theory, the author analyses a core set of moral dilemmas that ensnare decision-makers amongst state and non-state nuclear aspirants, as well as amongst states committed to preventing horizontal proliferation. The book shows that the character, structure and implications of these dilemmas have not yet been adequately understood or appreciated, and that such an understanding is necessary for an effective set of nonproliferation policies. Furthermore, it shows that the dilemmas’ force and political policy import are evident in the 'discourses' that diverse actors undertake to defend their nuclear choices, and how the dilemmas of nuclear aspirants are implicated in those of nuclear preventers. The author advocates a number of policy recommendations that reinforce some already made by scholars and experts but, more importantly, others that advise significantly different courses of action. The book reveals how the moral dilemmas of nuclear aspiration, avoidance, and prevention constitute the security dilemmas and paradoxes that comprise much of the 21st century security environment. This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation, international relations, ethics, and international security studies.
Author : Kenneth Kipnis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 26,57 MB
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1000307328
It is always appropriate to ask whether an expedient foreign policy is morally justifiable, just as it is always appropriate to ask whether a morally defensible policy is consistent with the national interest. The ongoing dialogue between morality and realpolitik gives much of foreign policy debate its characteristic bite. In this collection of essays, a distinguished group of philosophers, political theorists, and lawyers– including Russell Hardin and Marshall Cohen–explore these contrasting themes. In essays that are at once insightful and accessible, noted political thinkers examine the tension of the conflicting demands of morality and national self-interest in the context of the foundations of international order, the possession and use of nuclear weapons, recourse to war, and the prospects for peace. A final postscript addresses the question of the responsibility of intellectuals in the national foreign policy debate. This book will appeal to scholars and students in any discipline dealing with international affairs as well as to lay readers who wish to explore the implications of taking morality and reason seriously in foreign policy.
Author : Charles Kegley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 29,45 MB
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429722478
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 : Brad Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 2023-06-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781952565182
The public discourse about the ethics of nuclear deterrence has largely been shaped by the views of trained ethicists, religious leaders, and individuals in non-governmental organizations campaigning for nuclear disarmament. The views of the practitioners of nuclear discourse have generally been under-represented in the public debate. Those practitioners include the makers of nuclear policy and those in the governmental, military, scientific, and technical communities who implement it. This small volume is a corrective to this imbalance. The 11 essays span a diverse set of interests and perspectives. Some are concerned primarily about the ethics of nuclear deterrence, whereas others focus on the ethics of nuclear disarmament. Some respond to these challenges within a strong religious context, whereas others are rooted in varied philosophical frameworks. The volume includes a concise review of contemporary literature. It closes with two chapters on the state of the existing public discourse. One concludes that the gap between the nuclear practitioners and the "disarmament archipelago" is growing wider. The other concludes that, in democratic states, nuclear policy must be defensible in both prudential and moral terms.
