(Return to CO.Quaker.org Home Page) 2013-07-09T16:58:18#BeginEditable "Heading" Just and Unjust War2013-07-09T16:58:18#EndEditable 2013-07-09T16:58:18#BeginEditable "body" by Howard ZinnReprinted (with permission of the author) from the book Declarations of Independence‚ (...also found in The Zinn Reader‚ and Howard Zinn on War) I enlisted in the Army Air Corps in World War II and was an eager bombardier‚ determined to do everything I could to help defeat fascism. Yet‚ at the end of the war‚ when
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not inevitable‚ and show that freedom of choice does not exists for the parties involved. I will present an argument for the inevitability of war after outlining Walzer’s objections to the realist’s point of view on the morality of war. In Just and Unjust Wars‚ Walzer argues against the realist’s view on the morality of war; namely‚ that war is inevitable therefore eliminating freedom of choice. Before delving into the argument‚ it is important that we understand a realist’s belief; Realism‚ as
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types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and‚ even more importantly‚ to disobey and resist unjust laws." The speaker asserts that each individual in a society has a responsibility to disobey and resist the unjust ones. However‚ as far as I am concerned‚ such responsibility is neither jurally valid nor practically feasible and thus does not exist. People often try to modify the laws instead of passively disobeying the unjust laws. To
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the sixth king of its capitol city‚ Babylon. During his reign‚ Hammurabi established law and order and funded irrigation‚ defense‚ and religious projects. He personally took care of and governed the administration. In fact‚ in 1786‚ he wrote two hundred eighty-two laws governing family‚ criminal punishment‚ civil law‚ ethics‚ business‚ prices‚ trade‚ and every other aspect of ancient life—this set of laws became known as “the Code of Hammurabi.” Carved upon a black stone eight feet high
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Code: Was it just? Is Hammurabi’s code Just or Unjust Introduction Paragraph Hammurabi’s was a king in Mesopotamia with laws that were used for just or unjust reasons. Hammurabi’s codes are set of laws that are written down. Hammurabi was the king of Babylon in Mesopotamia. The purpose of Hammurabi’s code was for the citizens of his city-state to follow the laws if not they deal with Hammurabi. Hammurabi’s Code was just for three reasons personal injury‚family law‚ and property law. Body Paragraph
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responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely‚ one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” (382) Just and unjust; right and wrong is the basic skill that everyone have to learn when they were young. People come to school to learn how to follow the laws‚ and it is true that laws are made to protect people and make things fair for everyone. However base on Martin Luther King Jr‚ I recognized not all laws are ethical and just. Arizona’s immigration law is an unjust law and it should be abolish
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Skogsbergh Philosophy of The Person Professor Marren 12/12/14 Thesis Question: Is it better to live just or unjust? Unjust live better According to Socrates in The Republic of Plato‚ men can be both just and unjust in terms of who is a friend and who is an enemy‚ for all humans make mistakes‚ so each person cannot always be considered just. Thrasymachus argues‚ “In every city the same thing is just‚ the advantage of the established ruling body. It surely is master; so the man who reason rightly concludes
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Hammurabi’s Code Just or Unjust? Almost 4000 there was a king named Hammurabi. He ruled over a small city-state called Babylon. Hammurabi Ruled for 42 years‚ but the first 30 were pretty uneventful and he only had power over Babylon which even though it was the capitol of Babylonia was pretty small. But the last 12 were when things got more interesting. Hammurabi devised a plan so that he would have almost absoulute power and even after he died he would have millions of people still following
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Matthew-Donald Toombs C & D Block 12-5-12 Vietnam‚ Just or Unjust? Some ask the question‚ was the Vietnam War just? Some may say yes it was just‚and others say that it is unjust. However‚Certain people view justice as slippery concept. There are always ways to get aroud justice‚ and that is why people believe that justice is a slippety concept. Even Plato one of the brightest of his time could not figure out whether war was just or unjust. A Certain individual‚ by the name of Aquinas‚ also
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would consider this “just.” In the words of Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter from Birmingham Jail‚ “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” LGBT people face serious discrimination in employment‚ including being fired‚ being denied a promotion and experiencing harassment on the job. In 29 states‚ there is no state law protecting a gay‚ lesbian‚ or bisexual person from being fired just because of who they are (Human Rights Campaign). In 33 states‚ there is no state law protecting a transgendered
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