Ethics for Enemies: Terror, Torture, and War

Author:   F. M. Kamm (Harvard University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   190
Publication Date:   23 May 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   F. M. Kamm (Harvard University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780199680597


ISBN 10:   0199680590
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   23 May 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: Torture: During and After Action 2: Terrorism and Intending Evil 3: Reasons for Starting War: Goals, Conditions, and Proportionality Bibliography Index

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excellent Adam Hosein, University of Colorado, Mind Association


`powerful, indeed dazzling, display of philosophical imagination ... It is impossible in a review adequately to summarize and begin to assess the rich detail of these essays.' Joseph Boyle, Ethics `a meticulous, imaginative and often provocative contribution to the ethics of violence ... a highly important contribution to the literature by a seminal philosopher.' Christopher Finlay, International Affairs


displays the impressive conceptual sophistication, argumentative rigor and use of imaginary examples characteristic of Kamm's philosophical work. Seumas Miller, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews powerful, indeed dazzling, display of philosophical imagination ... It is impossible in a review adequately to summarize and begin to assess the rich detail of these essays. Joseph Boyle, Ethics a meticulous, imaginative and often provocative contribution to the ethics of violence ... a highly important contribution to the literature by a seminal philosopher. Christopher Finlay, International Affairs


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F.M. Kamm is Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University. She is author of Creation and Abortion; Morality, Mortality, Vol 1 and 2; and Intricate Ethics (all from OUP). Kamm has published many articles on normative ethical theory and practical ethics. She has held ACLS, AAUW, NEH, and Guggenheim fellowships and has been a Fellow of the Program in Ethics and the Professions at the Kennedy School, the Center for Human Values at Princeton, and the Center for Advanced Study at Stanford. She is a member of the editorial boards of Philosophy & Public Affairs, Legal Theory, and Utilitas; a member of the steering committee of the Harvard University Program in Ethics and Health; a member of the University Faculty Committee, Safra Center for Ethics; affiliated faculty of Carr Center for Human Rights, and is on the international advisory board of the Uehiro Center for Practical Ethics.

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