Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons

'The implicit essence of this carefully and deeply considered book is a claim that public policy must be both prudential and moral, that is, it must simultaneously more or less work well and still be the right thing to do.' - Ian Bellany, University of Lancaster

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and acknowledgements; 1. The difference nuclear weapons make; 2. The moral problem; 3. The logic of deterrence; 4. The prudential problem; 5. Moral counterforce; 6. Prudential counterforce; 7. Madvocacy; 8. Conflict resolution; Notes; Index.

Zusammenfassung

This 1993 book is the first post-Cold War assessment of nuclear deterrence. It provides a comprehensive normative understanding of nuclear deterrence policy, examining both its ethical and strategic dimensions.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Steven P. Lee, Lee Steven P.
• Verlag: Cambridge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 13.11.1996
• EAN: 9780521567725
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56772-5
• Abmessung: 147 mm x 220 mm x 21 mm
• Gewicht: 640 g
• Illustration: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy