Arguing About War (2004) collects philosopher Michael Walzer’s essays on when and why to engage in warfare, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the “war on terrorism,” and other topics widely discussed since 9/11. Walzer celebrates our military and political leaders’ increasing use of just war rhetoric, but he fails to explain why it should not be interpreted skeptically.
Michael Walzer on Just War Theory’s “Critical Edge”
More Like a Spoon Than a Knife
By Laurie L. Calhoun
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