War and Peace Flashcards
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pacifism
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war is an ethical issue and is always wrong
1
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just war
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a state can have moral justification for going to war and war can be morally right
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realism
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war is not an ethical issue and often necessary
3
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when did aristotle/cicero say war was acceptable?
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acceptable for self-defence
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when did augustine/ambrose justify war?
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justified to defend threats against faith (moving away from pacifism)
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what did exodus 21 say?
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shouldn’t defend evil - matthew 5:39
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what were ambrose/augustines reasons for war?
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- waged by legitimate authority
- intended to restore peace
- as a last resort
- reprisal killings and massacres are forbidden
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jus ad bellum
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when it’s right to fight
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what were aquinas’s three categories for war?
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- right authority
- just cause
- just intention
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what is just authority?
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- legitimate authority
- those with responsibility for public order
- incompetent governments and sovereigns don’t have authority to initiate war
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what is a just cause?
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- only to confront a ‘real and certain danger’
- includes protesting innocent life, guaranteeing basic human rights & preserving a decent human existence
- leaves open the possibility of war on behalf of a third party, a neighbouring state under attack, etc
