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Ethics for Enemies comprises three original essays on highly contentious issues in practical moral philosophy. F. M. Kamm presents powerful arguments about the concept and morality of torture; what makes terrorism wrong and whether it is always wrong; and whether the right motivation and the proportionality of harms to good can make war just.
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Ethics for Enemies comprises three original philosophical essays on torture, terrorism, and war. F. M. Kamm deploys ethical theory in her challenging new treatments of these most controversial practical issues. First she considers the nature of torture and the various occasions on which it could occur, in order to determine why it might be wrong to torture a wrongdoer held captive, even if this were necessary to save his victims. In the second essay sheconsiders what makes terrorism wrong--whether it is the intention to harm civilians, rather than harm to them being 'collateral damage,' or something else--and whether terrorism is always wrong. The third essaydiscusses whether having a right reason, in the sense of a right intention, is necessary in order for a war to be just. Kamm then examines ways in which the harms of war can be proportional to the achievement of the just cause and other goods that war can bring about, so as to make the declaration of war permissible.
Author Biography
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 andthe 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; amember 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction1: Torture: During and After Action2: Terrorism and Intending Evil3: Reasons for Starting War: Goals, Conditions, and ProportionalityBibliographyIndex
Review
excellent * Adam Hosein, University of Colorado, Mind Association *This book displays the impressive conceptual sophistication, argumentative rigor and use of imaginary examples characteristic of Kamms philosophical work. It is a valuable addition to the theoretical literature. * Seumas Miller, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *closely reasoned and difficult, but powerful, indeed dazzling, display of philosophical imagination. It hardly needs saying that this is an important contribution to applied ethics. 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 ... Kamms analyses of the intricate ethics of the principles of right intention and proportionality in the just war, and of the definitional and moral dimensions of interrogational torture, are no less imaginative and challenging than her reflections on terrorism. Altogether, Ethics for Enemies is a highly important contribution to the literature by a seminal philosopher. * Christopher Finlay, International Affairs *
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Three original essays on highly contentious issues in practical moral philosophy.
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Ethics for Enemies comprises three original philosophical essays on torture, terrorism, and war. F. M. Kamm deploys ethical theory in her challenging new treatments of these most controversial practical issues. First she considers the nature of torture and the various occasions on which it could occur, in order to determine why it might be wrong to torture a wrongdoer held captive, even if this were necessary to save his victims. In the second essay sheconsiders what makes terrorism wrong--whether it is the intention to harm civilians, rather than harm to them being 'collateral damage,' or something else--and whether terrorism is always wrong. The third essay discusses whether having a right reason, in the sense of a right intention, is necessary in order fora war to be just. Kamm then examines ways in which the harms of war can be proportional to the achievement of the just cause and other goods that war can bring about, so as to make the declaration of war permissible.
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"This book displays the impressive conceptual sophistication, argumentative rigor and use of imaginary examples characteristic of Kamm's philosophical work. It is a valuable addition to the theoretical literature."--Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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Presents striking claims on cutting-edge ethical issuesHas significant implications for how we view terrorism, torture, and warDemonstrates the crucial role of ethical theory in politics and society todayClear, concise, and highly accessible
Details ISBN0199608784 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2011 ISBN-10 0199608784 ISBN-13 9780199608782 Format Hardcover Author F.M. Kamm Short Title ETHICS FOR ENEMIES Language English Media Book Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle Terror, Torture, and War Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 172.42 Illustrations map. Pages 190 Affiliation Harvard University Publication Date 2011-06-30 UK Release Date 2011-06-30 AU Release Date 2011-06-30 NZ Release Date 2011-06-30 Series Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics Alternative 9780199680597 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this
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