Morality and Political Violence

C. A. J. Coady is one of Australia's best-known philosophers, both at home and abroad. In addition to his academic distinction, he is a regular contributor to public debate on topics to do with ethical and philosophical dimensions of current affairs. A Professor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, he has served as the founding Director of the Centre for Philosophy and Public Issues and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics and Head of its University of Melbourne Division. In 2005, he gave the prestigious Uehiro Lectures on practical ethics at Oxford University.

'Coady has a good command of the growing literature on the philosophy of war and related issues of violence. His work is well-researched and clearly written. It represents a major contribution to the understanding of violence in its many permutations in the modern world.' Robert Holmes, Analysis

• 1. Staring at armageddon; 2. The idea of violence; 3. Violence and justice; 4. Aggression, defence, and just cause; 5. Justice with prudence; 6. The right way to fight; 7. The problem of collateral damage; 8. The morality of terrorism; 9. The immunities of combatants; 10. Morality and mercenary warrior; 11. Objecting morally; 12. Weapons of mass destruction; 13. The ideal of peace; 14. The issue of stringency.