This volume offers a unique perspective on the discussion of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by broadening the terms of the debate to include secular as well as religious investigations not normally considered. Its contributed essays feature a structured dialogue between representatives of the following ethical traditions-- Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, feminism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, liberalism, natural law, pacifism, and realism--who address identical moral issues in order to create a dialogue both within and across traditions.
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This volume offers a unique perspective on the discussion of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by broadening the terms of the debate to include both secular and religious investigations not normally considered. The volume contains a structured dialogue between representatives of the following ethical traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, feminism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, liberalism, natural law, pacifism, and realism. All the authors address the same set of moral issues and this creates a dialogue both within and across traditions.
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Sohail H. Hashmi is Alumnae Foundation Associate Professor of International Relations at Mount Holyoke College.
Steven P. Lee is Professor of Philosophy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Steven P. Lee is Professor of Philosophy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
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The phrase "weapons of mass destruction" was first used in a communiqué issued by American President Harry Truman, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King on November 15, 1945.1 Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
limited sliding scale, antiwar feminism, pragmatist feminism, proliferation optimists, pragmatist feminist perspective, supreme emergency, antiwar feminists, principled society, monastic ethics, nuclear taboo, nuclear pacifists, nonnuclear nations, independence thesis, moral emergency, noncombatant immunity, pragmatist feminists, nonnuclear states, rainbow covenant, nuclear restraint, horizontal proliferation, vertical proliferation, structural realism, early jurists, universal disarmament, mutual disarmament Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Soviet Union, United Nations, Gulf War, Security Council, Day of the Lord, Sara Ruddick, General Assembly, Iran-Iraq War, Nonproliferation Treaty, Oxford University Press, Geneva Protocol, Biological Weapons Convention, Michael Walter, North Korea, Chemical Weapons Convention, Julia Ching, Paul Ramsey, New Delhi, Nigel Biggar, Middle East, Scott Sagan, South Africa, Basic Books, Sri Lanka New!
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The phrase "weapons of mass destruction" was first used in a communiqué issued by American President Harry Truman, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King on November 15, 1945.1 Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
limited sliding scale, antiwar feminism, pragmatist feminism, proliferation optimists, pragmatist feminist perspective, supreme emergency, antiwar feminists, principled society, monastic ethics, nuclear taboo, nuclear pacifists, nonnuclear nations, independence thesis, moral emergency, noncombatant immunity, pragmatist feminists, nonnuclear states, rainbow covenant, nuclear restraint, horizontal proliferation, vertical proliferation, structural realism, early jurists, universal disarmament, mutual disarmament Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Soviet Union, United Nations, Gulf War, Security Council, Day of the Lord, Sara Ruddick, General Assembly, Iran-Iraq War, Nonproliferation Treaty, Oxford University Press, Geneva Protocol, Biological Weapons Convention, Michael Walter, North Korea, Chemical Weapons Convention, Julia Ching, Paul Ramsey, New Delhi, Nigel Biggar, Middle East, Scott Sagan, South Africa, Basic Books, Sri Lanka New!
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