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Edited by Gaston (US Institute of Peace) and Lenard (applied ethics, U. of Ottawa, Canada), this reader explores various issues of the ethics of war, guided thematically by the conflict between two broad moral frameworks for approaching the question: consequentialism (or utilitarianism), which focuses on the consequences that actions produce, and absolutism (or deontology), the view that some actions are wrong, absolutely, because they violate the fundamental rights of individuals. Bringing together writings by such figures as Thomas Nagel, George F. Kennan, Michael Walzer, Michael Ignatieff, and Alan M. Dershowitz, the 20 selections are presented in sections on theories of war, justice in going to war, justice in conducting war, the ethics of the constitution of fighting forces (e.g. draftees, mercenaries, drones), and terrorism and torture. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
