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The Quest for Peace: Three Moral Traditions in Western Cultural History

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Quest for Peace: Three Moral Traditions in Western Cultural History
Authors and Contributors      By (author) James Turner Johnson
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:328
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691609560
ClassificationsDewey:172.4209
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 March 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

James Turner Johnson goes beyond the examination of moral restraints on the occasion and conduct of war to a critical study of the moral thinking that has aimed at its prevention. This scrutiny of the peace issue" in Western society covers nearly two thousand years of history and three traditions of the search for peace: the just war tradition of s