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APR 28, 2008 • Journal
The Clash Within: Religion, Violence, and India's Future by Martha C. Nussbaum
Nussbaum argues that her contribution is as that of a loudspeaker, since she feels that Indian developments are wrongly ignored in the United States and ...
APR 28, 2008 • Journal Online Exclusive
Torture Can Be Self-Defense: A Critique of Whitley Kaufman
In this online response, Uwe Steinhoff argues that Whitley Kaufman's denial that torturing the "ticking bomb terrorist" can be justifiable is incorrect.
APR 28, 2008 • Journal Online Exclusive
The Distributive Justice Theory of Self-Defense (Response to Whitley Kaufman)
Segev argues for a theory of distributive justice and considers its implications. This theory includes a principle of responsibility that was endorsed by others within ...
APR 28, 2008 • Journal
Torture and the "Distributive Justice" Theory of Self-Defense: An Assessment
The goal of this feature is to demonstrate that distributive justice is a flawed theory of self-defense and must be rejected, thus undercutting the argument ...
APR 28, 2008 • Journal
Deliberation and Global Governance: Liberal, Cosmopolitan, and Critical Perspectives
This paper develops a critical analysis of deliberative approaches to global governance. After first defining global governance and with a minimalist conception of deliberation in ...
APR 28, 2008 • Journal
Justifications of the Iraq War Examined
This paper critically assesses three claims on behalf of the Iraq war made by the Bush administration and by various defenders of the war. Then ...
APR 28, 2008 • Journal
Can There Be a "Kindered" Peace?
Arguably, children are among those most affected by contemporary models of conflict. Yet their plight is little discussed when it comes to agreeing on the ...
APR 28, 2008 • Journal
On the Morality of Immigration
This essay makes a plea for the relevance of moral considerations in debates about immigration. It offers a standpoint that demonstrates why one should think ...
APR 28, 2008 • Journal Online Exclusive
On U.S. Plans to Deploy ABM Systems in Europe and Possible Compromise Solutions
Petr Romashkin and Pavel Zolotarev argue that the current state of Russian-U.S. relations in the area of missile defense cannot be evaluated without taking ...
APR 28, 2008 • Journal Online Exclusive
Setting the Record Straight (Response to Coyle and Samson)
Lt. Gen. Obering: "Coyle and Samson systematically misrepresent or ignore key facts to bolster their arguments against deploying defenses in Europe to protect our allies ...