just war theory
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Just war theory is a philosophical and theological framework that sets moral criteria for when it is justified to go to war and how war should be conducted ethically.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Just war theory | 0 |
| Just and Unjust Wars | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical theory
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moral philosophy framework ⓘ normative theory of war ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
limit the destructiveness of war
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protect noncombatants ⓘ provide moral criteria for conduct in war ⓘ provide moral criteria for going to war ⓘ reconcile warfare with moral principles ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Catholic moral teaching
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debates on humanitarian intervention ⓘ debates on preemptive war ⓘ international law ⓘ military ethics ⓘ |
| basedOn |
principle of discrimination between combatants and noncombatants
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principle of just cause ⓘ principle of last resort ⓘ principle of legitimate authority ⓘ principle of proportionality ⓘ principle of reasonable chance of success ⓘ principle of right intention ⓘ |
| critiquedBy |
consequentialist ethics
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pacifism ⓘ realism in international relations ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
ambiguity in defining just cause
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potential for political misuse ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
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Francisco Suárez ⓘ Francisco de Vitoria ⓘ Hugo Grotius ⓘ Michael Walzer ⓘ Paul Ramsey ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| field |
ethics
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international relations theory ⓘ moral theology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
jus ad bellum
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jus in bello ⓘ jus post bellum ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment |
early modern natural law tradition
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medieval Christian philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian ethics
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Christian theology ⓘ Roman philosophy ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ethical analysis of new weapons technologies
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guidance of military decision-making ⓘ moral evaluation of historical wars ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Just and Unjust Wars