Brian orend, the morality of war, second edition philpapers. Brian orend is the director of international studies and a professor of philosophy at the university of waterloo in waterloo, ontario. Oct 11, 2001 the christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. Brian orend is the director of international studies, and a professor of philosophy, at the university of waterloo in canada. The first part exposes the deep tension between the individualist foundations of much contemporary philosophy and plausible conclusions about the morality of defensive war. Jus post bellum orend 2000 journal of social philosophy. The most distinctive feature of this book on the morality of war is that its author, david fisher, was a senior official in the ministry of defence, foreign office, and cabinet office in the uk and served as defense adviser to the prime minister and uk defence counsellor to nato. The morality of war, second edition edition 2 by brian. Chapter 2 morality of war in the second chapter of the morality of war, brian orend argues that a state forfeits its rights if it has committed an act of aggression against another state. The first edition of the morality of war was one of the most widelyread and successful books ever written on the topic. You can never truly determine the morality of something. In the decade after world war i the socalled roaring twenties old values and moral restraints were brushed aside and were replaced by an anythinggoes approach. Jcsp 36 pcemi 36 master of defence studies maitrise en.
The following is a speech lew rockwell made at an antiwar rally in birmingham, alabama, sponsored by the alabama peace and justice coalition. However, orend begs the question in the argument he uses to justify this stipulation. In this radical and cogent argument for pacifism, robert holmes asserts that all warnot just nuclear warhas become morally impermissible in. The traditional just war theory judges wars in two principles, the justice of resorting into war. In this second edition, brian orend builds on the substantial strengths of the first, adding important new. Guidance in international law, ethics and international affairs 8 1994. Brian orend, justice after war, ethics and international affairs.
Over time, the merger of these schools of thought developed into the theories of. The concern to reconcile the practice of war with theories of morality lies at the heart of the just war tradition. Michael walzer, institute for advanced study, princeton brian orend has written an ideal introduction to the morality of war. He has taught at columbia, waterloo, and the university of lund in sweden where he.
Sep 10, 20 brian orend has written a wonderfully lucid and bravely innovative account of just war theory. The challenges of evaluating the moral complexities of peoples actions in war military and civilian propelled vanderbilt university historian michael bess to write about world war ii, a. In the 1960s, after seeds of change had been sown and taken root decades before, a moral revolution burst on the scene. In my view, it does not do a very good job on pacifism and is quite dismissive of it, but it is good on postwar justice jus post bellum, which is what orend is known for adding to the just war debate. A kantian perspective wilfrid laurier university press. He has degrees in history and philosophy, with a ph. It has long been evident that society has been the battleground in a war against moral principles. Jan 01, 2008 an overview, written in dialogue form, of the the current war perspectives, particularly political realism and just war. Brian orend has written an ideal introduction to the morality of war. An overview, written in dialogue form, of the the current war perspectives, particularly political realism and just war. Discussion of these topics is informed by contemporary just war thinking as well as classical political and moral philosophy. The morality of defensive war ebook by 9780191022708. In this second edition, brian orend builds on the substantial strengths of the first, adding important new material on.
Jul 30, 2006 brian orend s the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. Conversely, in joining an army the individual is said to renounce his or her rights not to be. The morality of war, 2006, 289 pages, brian orend, 1770481923. Despite this slight increase, the number of armed conflicts remains lower than at any time since the early 1970s. The morality of war second edition broadview press. That war was obviously a necessary war in the public mind, our nations good war, and thus it helps us see our current war as necessary as well. War is a state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties. One unfortunate result of preoccupation with the nuclear threat, however, has been a new kind of respectability accorded to conventional war.
Brian orend is director of international studies, and philosophy. Sep 10, 20 the first edition of the morality of war was one of the most widelyread and successful books ever written on the topic. Yet instead of despairing of our capacity to compel moral behavior in wartime, it insists all the more that ethical standards must be applied and enforcedespecially in war. Brian orend has written a wonderfully lucid and bravely innovative account of just war theory. The just war tradition addresses the morality of the use of force in two parts from phil 315 at drexel university. Contemporary authors and issues, philosophy compass, 2012, 7, 5, 328wiley online library. Because world war ii wasand is so big and devastating and epoch shaping, it is a theological issue. Brian orend brian orend is the director of international studies and professor of philosophy at the university of waterloo in canada. Thinking morally and theologically about world war ii. Brian orends the morality of war promises to become the single. Our torah portion this week makes this fact abundantly clear.
Download pdf the morality of war free online new books. The ethics of war 1979, richard norman ethics, killing, and war 1995, brian orend war and. Morality needs to be based on what is right or wrong for the majority of society. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the morality of war second edition. Abortion is seen as morally wrong, but fewer want the laws changed. By joining the armed forces of their state, soldiers at least do something that implies their. In 2004, there were 30 active armed conflicts, up by one from 2003. Ch2 the morality of war chapter 2 morality of war in the. Pdf war and morality citizens rights and duties download. Orend is an active, awardwinning writer and public speaker.
The canadian philosopher brian orend is usually considered the initiator of the debate. Broadview press brian orends the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. Brian orend s the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. That this would be so has been evident from the very start of christianity. Although america has waged two wars, in afghanistan and iraq, in recent years, the threats to our security persist. Yet, ironically, warfare also elicits much that is noble and honorable in human beings. Just war theory deals with the justification of how and why wars are fought. He is best known for his discussions of jus post bellum justice after war, which deals with the. The main premise of this article is that contemporary just war theory offers only a weak response to its two main rivals. Thus, a fisticuffs between individual persons does not count as a war, nor does. Com pare to brian orend, the morality of war, peterborough, ontario. In my view, it does not do a very good job on pacifism and is quite dismissive of it, but it is good on post war justice jus post bellum, which is what orend is known for adding to the just war debate. To fill the void, this volume addresses the nature of conscience, various moral norms, a moral decisionmaking process, and the theoretical and practical issues involved in attempting to avoid war or at least to make it as moral as possible, considering its nature. Should us soldiers feel guilty for killing the enemy.
But the result of such normative application, in the case of war, is always that war should not be undertaken. The template sidebar with collapsible lists is being considered for merging. Just war in the twenty first century, charles reed and. Augustine provided comments on the morality of war from the christian. The just war tradition addresses the morality of the use of. Jus post bellum is a concept that deals with the morality of the termination phase of war. Orend ethics of war and peace just war theory realism pacifism conclusion bibliography other internet resources related entries one apt definition of war is this. I remember first hearing of the new morality as a teenager during that time, but i doubt that anyone then comprehended how that social upheaval would forever change the world. The stockholm centre for the ethics of war and peace. The ten years which followed the war may aptly be known as the decade of bad manners. These alternativeperspectives on the ethics of war and peace are dismissed too readily by justwar theory, often for the wrong reasons. Just war theory internet encyclopedia of philosophy. The morality of war confronts these challenging questions, surveying the fundamental principles and themes of the just war tradition through the words of the philosophers, jurists, and warriors who have shaped it.
Brian orend, a justwar critique of realism and pacifism. When morals declined dramatically watchtower online library. Nov 22, 2006 the challenges of evaluating the moral complexities of peoples actions in war military and civilian propelled vanderbilt university historian michael bess to write about world war ii, a. 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. Brian orends the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation.
The main premise of this article is that contemporary justwar theory offers only a weak response to its two main rivals. Few, if any, other human activities can begin to parallel warfare for brutality, cruelty, and the horrible destruction of life and property. Syllabus, war and morality, portland state university. The real challenge to just war theory comes from pacifism. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. Kants just war theory orend, brian, 1971journal of the history of philosophy, volume 37, number 2, april 1999, pp.
The second part offers an individualist attempt to resolve that tension, while the third seeks to justify defensive war by appeal to more collectivist values. Orend s works focus on just war theory and human rights. The theoretical aspect is concerned with ethically justifying war and the forms that warfare may or may not take. He is perhaps bestknown for his work on justice after war, i. War has always been a brutalizing, dehumanizing affair, both for combatants and civilians.
The logic of this war system, he writes, means that wars always run to extremes, thus ignoring such contrary evidence as americas 20thcentury military interventions in central america and the caribbean, the korean war, or, more recently, the sixday war, the first gulf war, and afghanistan. Oct 30, 20 brian orend has written an ideal introduction to the morality of war. The justification can be either theoretical or historical. Learning objectives the general objective of this course is to develop the students capacity to examine and judge the ethical foundations of wars and military interventions. If war involves killing, and if killing is wrong on its face, then warfare should be rejected as wrong. Orends works focus on just war theory and human rights. They are the enemy and they are fighting for an evil cause. He is best known for his discussions of jus post bellum justice after war, which deals with the termination phase of war. Jun 16, 2006 brian orend s the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. If so, it would not be much of a story, for very little that is good comes out of warfare. These alternativeperspectives on the ethics of war and peace are dismissed too readily by just war theory, often for the wrong reasons. Here are all the major issues, sensitively discussed with the aid of vivid case studies and examples. One of the most influential and known view regarding the morality of war is the just war theory wherein certain requirements must be met in order to justify a war being fought by a state. Orend is the author of six books, with two more forthcoming.