Power and policy in liberal democracies
"This is the first comprehensive study of how different ethical traditions deal with the central moral problems of international affairs. Using the organizing concept of a tradition, it shows that ethics offers many different languages for moral debate rather than a set of unified doctrines." "Each chapter describes the central concepts, premises, vocabulary and history of a particular tradition and explains how that tradition has dealt with a set of recurring ethical issues in international relations. Such issues include national self-determination, the use of force in armed intervention or nuclear deterrence, and global distributive justice." "Written by leading specialists in the USA and UK, Traditions of international ethics treats the subject in an encyclopedic way, allowing readers to identify internal tensions within, as well as points of agreement and disagreement between, a wide variety of traditions. It is an invaluable source that students and specialists of international affairs, moral philosophers and theologians will consult for information on the full range of reflection on international ethics."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 1992
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], 1992
Aufsatzsammlung
xiv, 303 pages : maps ; 24 cm
9780521404587, 9780521345798, 9780521347983, 0521404584, 0521345790, 052134798X
23217951
1. Ethical Traditions in International Affairs / Terry Nardin. Ethical judgment and ethical inquiry. Ethical tradition. Common morality and international law. Ethical judgment as judgment within a tradition. Traditions as languages of ethical judgment
2. The Tradition of International Law / Murray Forsyth. Origins of the tradition. The right of war. The evolution of international law
3. The Declaratory Tradition in Modern International Law / Dorothy V. Jones. Fundamental principles. Contours of the tradition. Contradictions and comparisons. Law, morality, and international affairs
4. Classical Realism / Steven Forde. Machiavelli. Thucydides. Early modern realism: Hobbes, Spinoza, Rousseau. Objections to realism
5. Twentieth-Century Realism / Jack Donnelly. Realist premises. Realism and international issues. Realism: a theory of international politics?
6. Natural Law and International Ethics / Joseph Boyle. A tradition of "natural-law" ethics identified. Natural law and the dialogue of international ethics. Natural law, common morality, and consequentialism. The universalism of common morality and natural law. Practical reasoning and moral dilemmas. The common good and the complete society
7. Kant's Global Rationalism / Thomas Donaldson. Kantian ethics. Kantian internationalism. The Kantian-deontological approach to international affairs
8. Utilitarianism and International Ethics / Anthony Ellis. The origins of utilitarianism. Benthamite politics and foreign policy. J.S. Mill and his successors. Act and rule utilitarianism. Implications for world affairs
9. The Contractarian Tradition and International Ethics / David R. Mapel. The structure of contractarian arguments. Classical contractarianism. Modern contractarianism. Contemporary issues in contractarianism
10. Liberalism and International Reform / Michael Joseph Smith. Liberal premises. Liberal internationalism. Liberal appeals for public support. 11. Marxism and International Ethics / Chris Brown. What is Marxism? Marxism, ethics, and morality. Marxism, international relations, and international society. Official Marxisms and international ethics. Full circle
12. The Idea of Rights in International Ethics / R.J. Vincent. Rights in a cross-section of world society. Rights in a plan of world politics. Rights as an issue in world politics. The place of rights in international ethics
13. Biblical Argument in International Ethics / Michael G. Cartwright. The Bible and the traditions. Twentieth-century arguments. The uses of Scripture in international ethics
14. Convergence and Divergence in International Ethics / David R. Mapel and Terry Nardin. The consequence-oriented traditions. The rule-oriented traditions. The importance of the traditions of international ethics