The Philosophy of War and Peace

This book considers historical and current events from the standpoint of moral philosophy. It describes: real wars and the ways in which they have or have not been fought according to principles of justice; terrorism, torture and the effects of scientific discoveries on the way war is conducted; peace movements and the influences of religion on the ideology surrounding warfare. The book criticises the ethical theories of analytical philosophers in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Keywords: moral philosophy, history, war, peace, justice, terrorism, torture, religion, ideology, warfare, ethics, analytical philosophy, von Clausewitz, Lenin, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Sigmund Freud, rules of war, Plato