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Book by Ralph B. Potter
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- PublisherJohn Knox Press
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0804208638
- ISBN 13 9780804208635
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages123
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War and Moral Discourse
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Westminster John Knox Press, 1969
ISBN 10: 0804208638
ISBN 13: 9780804208635
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War and Moral Discourse
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Westminster John Knox Press, 1969
ISBN 10: 0804208638
ISBN 13: 9780804208635
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Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. John Knox Press [Published Date: 1969]. Soft cover, 123 pp. Third printing, 1973. In good condition. Glossy cream illustrated paper covers with black and red lettering. Light bumping to edges of covers and light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to covers as well. Binding tight. "1973" written in ink at the bottom of the title page. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From back cover] Is war illegal, immoral, and unjust, or is it ever justifiable? Hawks defend the Vietnam war, for example, but denounce civil disorder; doves charge the U.S. with immoral aggression in Southheast Asia but condone domestic violence. "It is dangerous to adopt a mode of ethical reasoning before testing its implications for the entire range of human concerns and circumstances," says Ralph B. Potter. "Styles of argument cannot be adopted and abandoned at one's convenience without making the institution of morality appear to be merely a means for self-serving rationalization." Dr. Potter analyzes the ways men assess the rightness and wrongness of war and conducting war, then applies his analysis to the three recurring attitudes towards war - pacifism, the just war, and the holy crusade. Americans traditionally feel compelled to support their views by doing something more dramatic than talking. But as the author indicates, talking - moral discourse - will always be an ethical obligation and political necessity in a fragmented and imperfect world. RALPH B. POTTER is Assistant Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard Divinity School and a member of the Harvard University Center for Population Studies. A graduate of Occidental College and McCormick Theological Seminary, he received his? Th.D. from Harvard. He has contributed to several books and written articles on the subjects of international affairs, conscientious objection, the population crisis, and the relation between church and state. Seller Inventory # 20210318010
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