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Ethics for Enemies comprises three original essays on highly contentious issues in practical moral philosophy. F. M. Kamm presents powerful arguments about the concept and morality of torture; what makes terrorism wrong and whether it is always wrong; and whether the right motivation and the proportionality of harms to good can make war just.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: Torture: During and After Action
- 2: Terrorism and Intending Evil
- 3: Reasons for Starting War: Goals, Conditions, and Proportionality
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
F.M. Kamm is Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University. She is author of Creation and Abortion; Morality, Mortality, Vol 1 and 2; and Intricate Ethics (all from OUP). Kamm has published many articles on normative ethical theory and practical ethics. She has held ACLS, AAUW, NEH, and Guggenheim fellowships and has been a Fellow of the Program in Ethics and the Professions at the Kennedy School, the Center for Human Values at Princeton, and the Center for Advanced Study at Stanford. She is a member of the editorial boards of Philosophy & Public Affairs, Legal Theory, and Utilitas; a member of the steering committee of the Harvard University Program in Ethics and Health; a member of the University Faculty Committee, Safra Center for Ethics; affiliated faculty of Carr Center for Human Rights, and is on the international advisory board of the Uehiro Center for Practical Ethics.
Summary
Ethics for Enemies comprises three original essays on highly contentious issues in practical moral philosophy. F. M. Kamm presents powerful arguments about the concept and morality of torture; what makes terrorism wrong and whether it is always wrong; and whether the right motivation and the proportionality of harms to good can make war just.
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a meticulous, imaginative and often provocative contribution to the ethics of violence ... Kamms analyses of the intricate ethics of the principles of right intention and proportionality in the just war, and of the definitional and moral dimensions of interrogational torture, are no less imaginative and challenging than her reflections on terrorism. Altogether, Ethics for Enemies is a highly important contribution to the literature by a seminal philosopher.
