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How plausible is the claim that there is no moral justification for warfare?
Title: How plausible is the claim that there is no moral justification for warfare?
Category: Social Sciences / Politics
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How plausible is the claim that there is no moral justification for warfare?
Before attempting to justify warfare, we first have to assess the term justice and its significance in warfare. Justice is crucial in this discussion because it has taken over from religion as a basis for moral judgement when fighting a war. Historically, medieval Christian ethics were the justifications for warfare, as was apparent throughout the Crusades. Justice became the highest moral value after the conflict between Christ as a pacifist and the fight to spread …showed first 75 words of 1165 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1165 total…to do with human nature and the nature of human society." (Glover)
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