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'A Short History of Ethics', 'A Realist Theory of Science' and 'Just and Unjust Wars'
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
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If whole states possess rights, there can be social relations between states [Walzer]
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Fans of natural rights or laws can't agree on what the actual rights or laws are [MacIntyre]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars
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Nuclear bombs are not for normal war; they undermine the 'just war', with a new morality [Walzer]
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States can rightly pre-empt real and serious threats [Walzer]
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Just wars are self-defence, or a rightful intercession in another's troubles [Walzer]
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The aim of reprisals is to enforce the rules of war [Walzer]
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Reprisal is defensible, as an alternative to war [Walzer]
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With nuclear weapons we have a permanent supreme emergency (which is unstable) [Walzer]
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States need not endure attacks passively, and successful reprisals are legitimate [Walzer]
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Even non-violent intrusive acts between states count as aggression, if they justify resistance [Walzer]
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The only good reason for fighting is in defence of rights [Walzer]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war
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For moral reasons, a just war must be a limited war [Walzer]
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Napoleon said 'I don't care about the deaths of a million men' [Walzer]
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Jus ad bellum and Jus in bello are independent; unjust wars can be fought in a just way [Walzer]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / c. Combatants
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The duties and moral status of loyal and obedient soldiers is the same in defence and aggression [Walzer]
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We can't blame soldiers for anything they do which clearly promotes victory [Walzer]
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Rejecting Combatant Equality allows just soldiers to be harsher, even to the extreme [Walzer]
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Kidnapped sailors and volunteers have different obligations to the passengers [Walzer]
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Even aggressor soldiers are not criminals, so they have equal rights with their opponents [Walzer]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / d. Non-combatants
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Soldiers will only protect civilians if they feel safe from them [Walzer]
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What matters in war is unacceptable targets, not unacceptable weapons [Walzer]
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If the oppressor is cruel, nonviolence is either surrender, or a mere gesture [Walzer]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / e. Peace
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We can only lead war towards peace if we firmly enforce the rules of war [Walzer]
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