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Discussion: What is a 'Just War'? (Rick Lewis)
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- Wars are destructive, they bring misery and pain. However, Just War theorists believe that by specifying the conditions under which wars may be fought we can minimise the evil of war. Can guidelines such as the Geneva Convention help us define a 'just war' in such a way that some wars can be rightfully entered into and conducted? Some argue that wars always remain a great evil. Furthermore, consider the great costs of contemporary warfare brought about by technological progress. As Einstein reminds us "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones".Please note that the room does have limited capacity, and that people will hear about this event via the Bishopsgate Institute, as well as via Meetup and via the Philosophy for All website and programme. This means that replying "yes" here does not guarantee you a place. We will always try to fit everyone in, but very occasionally, an event is so popular that we have to turn some people away. If lots of people (say, more than 40) have replied "yes" here, it would be a good idea to turn up reasonably early. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Claire Khaw
Did Britain's participation in two ruinous world wars for reasons she cannot even now explain properly destroy her greatest achievement - her world empire?Claire Khaw
Does David Cameron know what he is doing? Does Ed Miliband? Does anyone in the House? Is the answer NO?Claire Khaw
What kind of wars should we fight? Only the ones we can win. Do our politician know this, or are they just doing what the Military Industrial Complex tells them to do?Claire Khaw
Is this question a philosophical question or a political question or just a stupid question?Claire Khaw
People who don't know and don't care about foreign policy should be deprived of the vote. Do you agree?Claire Khaw
Does Britain have an independent foreign policy or is it just the 51st state of America?Claire Khaw
Is the reason why America is so militarily aggressive because it has a Military Industrial Complex together with all the other EU nations who also have a Military Industrial Complex such as Britain, France and Germany?Claire Khaw
Is the reason why NATO is so militarily aggressive because America is militarily aggressive?Claire Khaw
Are all acts of terrorism - without exception - in way an understandable reaction to bad government policy?Claire Khaw
Imagine if all wars had to be defensive and had to be validated through conducting a referendum amongst those expected to pay for it and fight it. THERE WOULD BE NO MORE WAR.Claire Khaw
The Koran only allows defensive wars, which seems an excellent way of bringing about world peace.
