Abstract
This chapter considers the issues in relation to humanitarian interventions, arguing that moral compassion without a sense of the political realities can be disastrous. It also looks at Niebuhr's ethical realism in relation to the Just War tradition.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Reinhold Niebuhr and Contemporary Politics |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191722264 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199571833 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Ethical realism
- Humanitarian intervention
- Just war
- Moral compassion
- Reinhold niebuhr
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)