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War
Article on the ethics of war and peace, the Just War theory, and pacifism. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Brian D. Orend.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/war/
Abelard - The Just War
Short paper discussing the notion of 'just war' in historic context and with reference to current affairs (2002).
http://www.abelard.org/briefings/just_war....
Terrorism and Response: A Moral Inquiry into the Killing of Noncombatants
An essay arguing that to kill noncombatants in a terrorist attack or during a "collaterally violent" response to such an attack is morally equivalent, that both are morally wrong, and neither are acts of war, but murder.
http://www.svaphilosopher.com/Vietnam/Terr...
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Philosophy of War
Introductory article covering war, what causes war, human nature and war, and war and political and moral Philosophy.
http://www.iep.utm.edu/w/war.htm
BBC Religion & Ethics: Ethics of War
Explains the fundamental ethical problems of warfare: the doctrine of just war, pacifism, and religious views of war.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/ethics/war/
JustWarTheory.com
Devoted to public education in just war theory and its application in international law and foreign policy.
http://www.justwartheory.com/
Center for the Study of Professional Military Ethics
Based at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. Details are provided of the Center's programs, publications, personnel and events.
http://www.usna.edu/Ethics/
BBC NEWS - UK troops told: Be just and strong
British troops waiting to attack Iraq are told to be ferocious in battle, but magnanimous in victory.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2866581.stm
Carnegie Council - Ethics and the Use of Force Program
Promotes research and discourse on the role of ethics in armed conflict.
http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/page.php?pr...
Military Ethics
Videos of lectures, links for resources and problems for case studies.
http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Militar...
The Chronicle - When Teaching the Ethics of War Is Not Academic
By Shannon E. French. Ethics instructor discusses teaching what makes professional soldiers different than terrorists.
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i28/28b00701...
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2006