(e) “The just war theory makes war fair” Discuss this statement. You should include different‚ supported points of view and a personal viewpoint. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. [12] The Just War Theory was put in place by philosophers such as Plato but later on added to by people such as Christian monk‚ Thomas Aquinas. The aim of the Just War Theory is to provide a kind of framework as to what is the right way to act in a potential conflict situation. Christians have a fairly
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and wrong in every aspect of life. To be or not to be moral is a decision whose outcome influences civilization. However‚ to know the difference between the evil and the marvelous deeds of life one has to have lived through both agony and joy. The Just War Theory is a set of six principles: last resort‚ legitimate authority‚ probability of success‚ proportionality‚ self-defense‚ and right intention‚ that helps determine if a war was justified or not. They summon human beings to contemplate the nature
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Just war theory is a set of normative principles that determines when military force is just (jus ad bellum principles) and how war can be executed (jus in bello principle). Although war is generally characterized as aggressive‚ destructive‚ and morbid‚ there are basic principles that ought to guide the conduct during wartime. Under jus ad bellum‚ the most important principle is that war must have a just cause. This means that the causes that resort to military force must be appropriate. For
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The Libya‚ Obama and the Just War Theory There is no doubt that philosophy can be applied to everything from politics‚ to government‚ to our personal relationships. In today’s world‚ however‚ it is difficult to simplify everything into theoretical whims of Cicero‚ Plato‚ and Kant. The Libya‚ Obama and the Just War Theory is a blog post written by a man under the alias “Doctor Cleveland.” Cleveland provides us with a prime example of an archaic theory being used to justify decisions made in a complex
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In the short story‚ Just Lather‚ That’s All‚ the author Hernando Téllez addresses the importance of making moral decisions. The barber‚ the protagonist‚ wishes to do his job honourably and he weighs his options - when deciding to kill Captain Torres. The barber ponders “Murder or hero? […] But I don’t want to be a murder. You came for a shave. And I perform my work honourably… I don’t want blood on my hands. […] Each person has his own place in the scheme of things”(51). The barber looks if his
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How compatible are Just War and Pacifism? Pacifists are people who oppose to any war and violence‚ they believe that killing and harming people is wrong and therefore all wars must be wrong too. They think war is unjust and that all conflicts should be settled in a peaceful manner. The Just War theory tries to judge whether it is ‘just’ to go to war and how the war should be fought. It tries to reconcile three things; taking a human life is seriously wrong. That states have a duty to defend their
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ways. The barber is precise with the way he shaves a customer’s beard. He consistently sharpens his razor - not only when he does not have a customer‚ but also during the shave to make sure no pearl of blood is allowed to seep from its pore. (page 15) Just as the barber does‚ Torres carries out his job as an executioner with the best of his ability. He plays his role as a military officer well‚ as proven through his actions. Torres went on a long‚ four day expedition in search of rebels deep in the woods
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“Just lather that’s all” has strong ties towards the world past and current. My topic for critical connections assignment is “Are morals more important than what is best?”. This theme in just lather that’s all can be seen in WWII when American and British armies would choose whether they would bomb German concentration camps and the trains leading to them. As this would stop Germans from killing them by concentration camps and give a chance for prisoners to escape and stop delivery of prisoners to
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The description of Just Lather‚ That’s All by Hernan do Tellez makes the setting more believable. The author is able to use descriptive language too effectively to describe the weather‚ the auditory and the imagery sense. Tellez used auditory imagery to express the thought of the barber. As the barber went back and forth contemplating weather to kill Captain Torres‚ the barber thought‚ “I could cut his throat just so- zip‚ zip” (Tellez 50). The barber relationship with Captain Torres is an unstable
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ust Do It Already! The Barber in “Just Lather‚ That’s All” should have killed the general when he had the chance‚ and become the martyr the town desperately needed. Sitting in the chair‚ The Barber “never had him so close” (Yates 1). The opportunity to have someone so deplorable and universally hated by the village within his grasp presented an opportunity that was extremely rare‚ and demanded a swift‚ direct response. The Barber was a rebel‚ and here was his chance to support the rebellion
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