War's Ends: Human Rights, International Order, and the Ethics of Peace - Paperback

by James G. Murphy (Author)

Murphy's insightful analysis of jus ad bellum ("the right of war") is grounded in a variety of contemporary examples from World War I through Vietnam, the "soccer war" between Honduras and El Salvador, Afghanistan, and the Middle East conflict. This timely study will be of interest to scholars and students in ethics, war and peace, and international affairs.

Author Biography

James G. Murphy is associate professor in the Philosophy Department at Loyola University, Chicago. Previously he taught philosophy at Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland. His essays have appeared in Teaching Ethics, Milltown Studies, and International Philosophical Quarterly.