| Author | Michael Walzer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Philosophy |
| Published | 1977 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| ISBN | [[Special:BookSources/0-465-03705-4+%28third+edition%29%3Cbr%3E0-465-03707-0+%28third+edition%29 |0-465-03705-4 (third edition) 0-465-03707-0 (third edition)]] Parameter error in ((ISBNT)): invalid character |
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations is a 1977 book by Michael Walzer published by Basic Books and still in print, now as part of the Basic Books Classics Series. A second edition was published in 1992, a third edition in 2000, and a fourth edition in 2006.
The book resulted from Walzer's reflections on the Vietnam War. Walzer draws on medieval Just War Theory to explore the reasons that can justify war jus ad bellum and the ethical limits on the conduct of war jus in bello in an attempt to work out a modern, secular theory of just war.[1]