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War

Essays in Political Philosophy

War has been a key topic of speculation and theorizing ever since the inven-

tion of philosophy in classical antiquity. This anthology brings together the

work of distinguished contemporary political philosophers and theorists who

address the leading normative and conceptual issues concerning war. The

book is divided into four parts: historical background, initiating war, wag-

ing war, and ending war. The contributors aim to provide a comprehensive

introduction to each of these main areas of dispute concerning war.

Each essay is an original contribution to ongoing debates on various aspects

of war and provides a survey of the main topics in each subﬁeld. Serving as

acompanion to the theoretical issues pertaining to war, this volume also

is an important contribution to debates in political philosophy. It can serve

as a textbook for relevant courses on war offered in philosophy departments,

religious studies programs, and law schools.

Larry May is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis

and Research Professor of Social Justice at the Centre for Applied Philosophy

and Public Ethics at Charles Sturt and Australian National Universities. He is

the author of many books, most recently Crimes against Humanity , which won

an honorable mention from the American Society of International Law and

Best Book award from the North American Society for Philosophy, and War

Crimes and Just War , which won the Frank Chapman Sharp Prize for the best

book on the philosophy of war and peace from the American Philosophical

Association.

War

Essays in Political Philosophy

Edited by

LARRY MAY

Washington University in St. Louis

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF EMILY CROOKSTON

May (ed) - War.pdf