An exploration of Immanuel Kant's account of war and the controversies that have arisen from its interpretation. This book brings the ideas of Kant's critical philosophy to bear on one of the leading political and legal questions of our age: under what circumstances, if any, is recourse to war legally and morally justifiable? HOWARD WILLIAMS Professor of Political Theory, Department of InternationalPolitics, Aberystwyth University, UK. INDICE: Introduction - The Motif of War in Kant's Critical Philosophy - Kant and Just War Theory: The Problem Outlined - Perpetual Peace and the Case against Just War Theory - The Metaphysics of Morals and the Case for a Just War Theory - Bringing the Argument Together: How to Avoid being a Sorry Comforter whilst Dealing with the International State of Nature - Kantian Perspectives on Foreign Intervention - The Hegelian Premises of Contemporary Just War Theoryand their Kantian Critique - Conclusion: The Critique of Just War Theory
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24420-7
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés