The Ethics of Destruction: Norms and Force in International Relations

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Inhaltsangabe: Book by Thomas Ward

Críticas: "Thomas examines norms' effects on the international community, the norm against assassination of leaders (in lieu of which armies are summoned to kill each other), and the norm against the aerial bombing of noncombatants." Book News, September 2001" "It is often assumed that anything goes in war. This book joins other recent works to prove the opposite. Even in the throes of battle, Thomas points out, leaders and generals assess the use of force and incorporate common understandings of what is ethically acceptable." Foreign Affairs, November/December 2001" "Ward offers a timely analysis of the relationship between ethics and force in the international area. . . The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Afghanistan war are not specifically mentioned, but the issues are so directly applicable that this work would fit nicely on a reading list for that subject. Ward writes so clearly that undergraduates through professionals in the field can profit from a reading." Choice, February 2002, Vol. 39, No. 6" "Ward Thomas sets himself the challenging task of finding some middle ground between what we might call 'rationalist' and 'reflectivist' accounts of the essence and function of norms in international policy. . . A well-written, thought-provoking and ultimately impressive work." Mitchell Rologas, University of St. Andrews. International Affairs, April 2002" "Ward Thomas attempts to bridge the science/ethics divide by demonstrating how ethical norms can become embedded and internalized by policymakers across countries and, as a result, play a crucial role in determining state behavior. . . This work should be read and discussed among scholars of international politics and international ethics." Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol. 78, No. 2" "This is an extremely well written book, which makes three vital contributions to the way we think about the ethics of force. First, in distinguishing between norms, laws and moral principles, it helps bridge the gap between theory and practice of ethics, explaining many seemingly intractable contradictions along the way. Second, it contributes greatly to our understanding of the way that norms, ethical and otherwise, are constructed in international society and how they change over time. Finally, the chapters on the norms behind bombing provide one of the most valuable and insightful accounts of the developing ethics of that particular form of warfare." Alex J. Bellamy, University of Queensland. Millennium" "Elegant and wonderfully readable, The Ethics of Destruction has an intellectually honest way of engaging alternative formulations while providing convincing case studies. With this book, Ward Thomas has made significant contributions to our understanding of norms of violence in world politics." Richard Price, University of Minnesota, author of The Chemical Weapons Taboo" "The originality of The Ethics of Destruction lies in Ward Thomas' important insight that when norms become truly internalized, they become 'embedded' in the policymaking process and thus 'hidden from view' in analyses of particular decisions. This well-researched book addresses a very old problem in the study of international relations in a way that will be of interest to scholars in that discipline as well as to international lawyers." Fernando R. Teson, Arizona State University, author of A Philosophy of International Law" "The originality of The Ethics of Destruction lies in Ward Thomas's important insight that when norms become truly internalized, they become 'embedded' in the policymaking process and thus 'hidden from view' in analyses of particular decisions. This well-researched book addresses a very old problem in the study of international relations in a way that will be of interest to scholars in that discipline as well as to international lawyers." Fernando R. Teson, author of A Philosophy of International Law" "Elegant and wonderfully readable, The Ethics of Destruction has an intellectually honest way of engaging alternative formulations while providing convincing case studies. With this book, Ward Thomas has made significant contributions to our understanding of norms of violence in world politics." Richard Price, author of The Chemical Weapons Taboo" "This is an extremely well written book, which makes three vital contributions to the way we think about the ethics of force. First, in distinguishing between norms, laws and moral principles, it helps bridge the gap between theory and practice of ethics, explaining many seemingly intractable contradictions along the way. Second, it contributes greatly to our understanding of the way that norms, ethical and otherwise, are constructed in international society and how they change over time. Finally, the chapters on the norms behind bombing provide one of the most valuable and insightful accounts of the developing ethics of that particular form of warfare." Millennium" "Ward Thomas attempts to bridge the science/ethics divide by demonstrating how ethical norms can become embedded and internalized by policymakers across countries and, as a result, play a crucial role in determining state behavior. . . . This work should be read and discussed among scholars of international politics and international ethics." Virginia Quarterly Review" "Ward Thomas sets himself the challenging task of finding some middle ground between what we might call 'rationalist' and 'reflectivist' accounts of the essence and function of norms in international policy. . . . A well-written, thought-provoking and ultimately impressive work." International Affairs" "Ward offers a timely analysis of the relationship between ethics and force in the international area. . . . The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Afghanistan war are not specifically mentioned, but the issues are so directly applicable that this work would fit nicely on a reading list for that subject. Ward writes so clearly that undergraduates through professionals in the field can profit from a reading." Choice" "It is often assumed that anything goes in war. This book joins other recent works to prove the opposite. Even in the throes of battle, Thomas points out, leaders and generals assess the use of force and incorporate common understandings of what is ethically acceptable." Foreign Affairs"

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Ethics of Destruction: Norms and Force ...
Verlag: Cornell University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket
Auflage: First Edition.