The ethics of war in Asian civilizations : a comparative perspective /

The ethics of war in Asian civilizations : a comparative perspective /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 211 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Just war doctrine. War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Asia. War -- Religious aspects. Just war doctrine. War -- Moral and ethical aspects. War -- Religious aspects. Asia. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11298724

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Other authors / contributors:	Brekke, Torkel.
ISBN:	0203482212 9780203482216 9781134291526 1134291523 0415342929 9780415342926 9780415544375 0415544378 1280374071 9781280374074 9786610374076 6610374074
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"This book explores how issues of ethics in war and warfare have been treated by major ethical traditions of Asia. It looks at six different Asian religious, philosophical and political traditions: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, China and Japan; and it is organized in three parts according to geography: West Asia, South Asia and East Asia." "While chapters are written by specialists in Asian cultures, some of the conceptual apparatus is drawn from the scholarly discourse on just war developed in the study of the ethical tradition of Christianity. These concepts provide the necessary focus and makes comparison across cultural boundaries possible. As a study of the comparative ethics of war, this book opens a discussion about whether there are universal standards in the ideologies of warfare between the major religious traditions of the world. The concept of just war is at the core of the argument. This new approach opens a new field of research on war and ideology."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Ethics of war in Asian civilizations. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006 0415342929

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Introduction - Comparative Ethics and the Crucible of War.
Part 1. West Asia
chapter 2. The Ethics of War in Judaism
chapter 1. Islamic Tradition and the Justice of War
Part 2. South Asia
chapter 3. Between prudence and heroism - ethics of War in the Hindu Tradition
chapter 4. In Defense of Dharma: Just War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka
Part 3. East Asia
chapter 5. Might Makes Right: Just War and Just Warfare in Early Medieval Japan
chapter 6. The just war in early china
Afterword - Ethics across Borders