Pacifism is a commitment to peace and opposition to war. Our ordinary language allows a
diverse set of beliefs and commitments to be held together under the general rubric of …

This book offers a detailed utilitarian analysis of the ethical issues involved in war.
Utilitarianism and the Ethics of War addresses the two basic ethical questions posed by war …

This article argues that pacifism is best understood and defended not as a noble but
untenable ideal, nor as a watered down version of just war theory, nor even as a strategic …

Pacifism and nonviolence have separable foci and origins, yet also share important
similarities, and their respective histories are mutually imbricated. Both have, furthermore …

Responding to the unprecedented violence of our times, and the corresponding interest in
nonviolent solutions, this book takes up the heart of pacifism: its critique of what pacifists …

For the role of utilitarianism in the ethics of war and peace, Shaw suggests there is a
Utilitarian War Principle (UWP) and argues that the principles of the just war theory should …

If the resources used to wage wars could be spent elsewhere and save more lives, does this
mean that wars are unjustified? This article considers this question, which has been largely …

Moral agential neuroenhancement (MANE) can transform us into better people. However,
critics of MB raise four central objections to MANEs use:(1) It destroys moral freedom;(2) it …

Anti-war pacifism rejects modern war as a means of attaining peace. This paper outlines two
varieties of theoretical anti-war pacifism: conditional pacifism (war is conditionally …

A so-called bloodless invasion is a hypothetical form of military aggression in which the
aggressing party imposes the following sort of conditional threat: they will resort to maiming …