Perspectives on War

War, Pacifism, Just War Doctrine, and More

by Randy Schutt

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1. War Proponents (“Militarists”)

A. Political Realists (Power Politics)

B. Crusaders

2. Reluctant Warriors

A. Proponents of “Just War” Doctrine

B. Proponents of Nonviolent Action

3. Pacifists

A. Believers in Right Living

B. Nonviolent Resisters

References

Fiala, Andrew, “Pacifism,” The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2007 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2007/entries/pacifism/.

Orend, Brian, “War,” The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2005 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2005/entries/war/.

Wikipedia contributors, “Just War,” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just_War&oldid=195729287 (accessed March 7, 2008).

Wikipedia contributors, “Political realism,” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Political_realism&oldid=195873879 (accessed March 10, 2008).

Rasor, Paul, “Prophetic Nonviolence: Toward a Unitarian Universalist theology of war and peace,” UU World, Spring 2008. http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/68490.shtml

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