Just War Theory Flashcards
0
Q
First JWT
Aquinas 3
GOOD INTENTIONS
A
INWARD DISPOSITION fight for good and destroy evil
3 right intention
DOUBLE EFFECT may kill to promote good
1
Q
Intro quote
Bertrand Russell
A
Either man will abolish war or war will abolish man
2
Q
Geneva convention
Conclusion
A
Not simply a checklist to justify
3
Q
Effectiveness POSITIVES
A
Works in long run
Provides rules = improvement
Self defence
Peace is unrealistic
BUT
4
Q
Effectiveness NEGATIVES
Ghanai quote
SUBJECTIVE
A
Two wrongs don’t make a
right intention
Justify war
Countries ignore it
5
Q
Pacifism
Quote
A
If we don’t get in together, we’ll die together
