Theory of Just War in the Post-Heroic Age

Theory of Just War in the Post-Heroic Age

 Yuriy Loboda

  1. Introduction. War as a matter of philosophy.

1.1.    Philosophy of war as a branch of practical philosophy.

1.2.    Historic-philosophic premises of philosophy of war.

2. What is war? The problem of definition of war.

2.1.    Traditional (descriptive) definitions.

2.2.    Normative definitions

3. Just war theories and modern wars.

3.1.    Justice and law: critical observations.

3.2.    Ethos and ethics of conventional war.

3.3.    Existentia militaria: extraethical justifications of self-defense and self-sacrifice.

4. Ethical dimensions of modern wars.

4.1.    Humanitarian interventions.

4.2.    Informational warfare.

4.3.    Network warfare.

4.4.    War on terror

5. Conclusion

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