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war and peace
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- 1Situation ethics on war and peace-Wouldn't support a holy war, as going to war over doctrinal difference wouldn't be a loving thing to do.
-May well consider pacifism as an effective way to combat evil, even if it involves self sacrifice- Jesus died at the hand of the Roman military government of occupation rather than fight for his beliefs.
-They may be prepared to enter a just war in order to achieve what agape demands, for example improving the quality of life for others.
-Might consider bypassing the right authority and engaging in what might be considered guerrilla activities in order to achieve ends that they considered were what agape would demand in that situation.
-In most cases one would expect them to agree to the jus in bello criteria of proportionality and discrimination, there may well be situations in which they see the demands of agape as overriding them. - 2Utilitarianism on war and peace-Concerned with the results of the war.
-Wouldn't support holy war as it is concerned with attacking the believers of another religion because you think it is a false belief.
-A defensive war to protect your own religion may be argued to bring about greater happiness than pain.
-Bentham would not have been a pacifist however violence rarely leads to happiness and may have supported pacifism as a rule of thumb.
-Rule Utilitarianists would probably have a fundamental pacifist inclinations as where differences can be settled both between people and nations without violence, the outcome is usually more beneficial and long-lasting. - 3Kantian ethics on war and peace-Kant's focus on good will is similar to Aquinas' contribution to the jus in bello condition which requires there to be a right intention.
-Difficult to find a maxim that could universalise killing as it is a contradiction of the law of nature.
-The sacrifice of lives to reach an ultimate purpose would be treating people as means to an end.
-Believed war to be morally permissible in the less than ideal world in which we live.
-Kant wrote 'perpetual peace' in 1795 in which he recommended a world federation of free states, bound together by a covenant prohibiting war when if it was necessary to wage war to achieve it. - 4Christian ethics on war and peace-St Ambrose and St Augustine justified the use of war to defend the church based on the stories in the old testament that portray God as leading the Hebrews to victory in battle (Deuteronomy)
-Just war theory is the standard methods for assessing the morality of war from a christian perspective, accepted by the Roman church.
-Just war theory is an example of proportionalism put into practise, a christian theory midway between the deontological approaches of DCT and Natural law and the teleological approach of situation ethics.
-Christian pacifists model themselves on Jesus who did not resist capture. "turn the other cheek"
"love your neighbour and pray for those who persecute you". - 5Natural law on war and peace-May be necessary to engage in Just war in order to uphold the precepts 'protect the innocent' and 'preserve life'. We are sinful and might need to take life to keep order.
-Supporters will use their God-given reason to recognise Aquinas' teaching on war as necessary under certain conditions.
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