War and Intention

Cole, Darrell

doi:10.1080/15027570.2011.608493

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“…Following intervention in Libya in 2011, however, there has been a noticeable shift in appetite away from intervention, with renewed emphasis on means other than force to strengthen compliance with international law (Bellamy and Williams, 2012; UN Security Council, 2013). Ultimately, humanitarian intervention raises concerns about the damaging consequences of resorting to force, even for benevolent purposes, as much as the consequences of failing to intervene (Cole, 2011; Johnson, 1999; Olsthoorn, 2011).…”

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Rivalry and its antidote in charity: Lessons from the crucifixion for wars and rumours of wars

Durward

2015

Journal of International Political Theory

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According to anthropologist, René Girard, the crucifixion of Jesus acts as an antidote to rivalry and scapegoating through revelation of the innocence of the victim. This article assumes an Augustinian perspective to argue that this revelation calls for something more than a response of peace in the face of rivalry and spiralling violence. The death of Jesus was not an act of peace but an act of charity in the form of sacrifice for peace with justice. This article argues that charity is an under-appreciated virtue in the Just War tradition, yet it is the perfect antidote to the rivalry that both provokes and characterises war.

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Rivalry and its antidote in charity: Lessons from the crucifixion for wars and rumours of wars

Durward

2015

Journal of International Political Theory

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“…Intentions can be, and ought to be, discerned through a reasoned examination of publicly available evidence, relying on behavior, consideration of incentives and explicit avowals of intent” (2006, 47). Darrell Cole () has recently published an essay on right intention that explicitly invokes Anscombe to make a similar argument.…”

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Impure Agency and the Just War

Kellison¹

2015

Journal of Religious Ethics

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Feminist critiques of intention challenge some aspects of traditional just war reasoning, including the criteria of right intention and discrimination (particularly as interpreted using the doctrine of double effect). I take note of these challenges and propose some directions just war reasoners might take in response. First, right intention can be evaluated more accurately by judging what actors in war actually do than by attempting to uncover inward dispositions. Assessing whether agents in war have taken due care to minimize foreseeable collateral damage, avoided intentional targeting of noncombatants, corrected previous mistakes in their later actions, and taken responsibility to repair unintended damage they cause are examples of ways in which just war reasoners can evaluate intention by looking at actions.

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“…28 28 Already among classical theorists after Aquinas, there was a tendency to replace right intention with what Suarez termed “debitus modus,” the right manner of waging war (see Reichberg, Syse, and Begby 2006: 360 ff ). Koeman (2007), Cole (2011), and Tesón (2011) are recent attempts to reinvigorate the criterion of right intention. …”

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The Ethics of War. Part II: Contemporary Authors and Issues

Begby¹,

Reichberg

Syse

2012

Philosophy Compass

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This paper surveys the most important recent debates within the ethics of war. Sections 2 and 3 examine the principles governing the resort to war (jus ad bellum) and the principles governing conduct in war (jus in bello). In Section 4, we turn to the moral guidelines governing the ending and aftermath of war (jus post bellum). Finally, in Section 5 we look at recent debates on whether the jus ad bellum and the jus in bello can be evaluated independently of each other.

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War and Intention

Cited by 16 publications

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Rivalry and its antidote in charity: Lessons from the crucifixion for wars and rumours of wars

Rivalry and its antidote in charity: Lessons from the crucifixion for wars and rumours of wars

Impure Agency and the Just War

The Ethics of War. Part II: Contemporary Authors and Issues

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