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Ep. 553 The Failure of Just War Theory

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The just-war tradition is a much-heralded aspect of moral reflection in the Western world. But does this series of criteria for the acceptability of particular wars really serve the purpose of limiting war? It’s a question I’ve changed my mind on in recent years, and Laurie Calhoun helps me to work through the issue in today’s episode.

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Laurie Calhoun is a Research Fellow of the Independent Institute.

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War and Delusion: A Critical Examination

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We Kill Because We Can: From Soldiering to Assassination in the Drone Age

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Related Episode

Ep. 283 Left and Right Against War (Murray Polner)

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Ep. 538 The Bipartisan Mainstreaming of Drone Warfare

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