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A Philosophy of War

Alexander Moseley

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In a snappily-written discussion, Moseley presents an interdisciplinary framework for understanding warÂ’s nature and causation. Considering war from all anglesÂ–Christian, Marxist, Platonic, behavioralist, economic, psychological, and biologicalÂ–he argues that market-based societies should tend to foster cooperation more than combat.

About the Author

Dr. Moseley was an Assistant Professor for the University of Evansville (1996-2000) teaching Ethics, British History, and Economics. He earned his doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1997 and an MA in Economics from York University, Ontario in 1993.

He has published several introductory essays on war and political philosophy with the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy and has critical articles with the journals Peace and Change and Moral Musings; he also contributes articles to the Foundation for Economic Education's Ideas for Liberty. He has lectured on the philosophy and morality of war at several British Universities including for the Hayek Society at the London School of Economics. He is an active member of the Society for Applied Philosophy, recently co-convening the 2001 Annual Conference with Professor Richard Norman, the proceedings of which Ashgate [UK] will be publishing in Spring 2002 as Human Rights and Military Intervention.

Dr Moseley is area editor in political philosophy for the IEP and is affiliated with the Mises Institute and with the US Society for Philosophy in a Contemporary World.

About the Book

"War's origins are complex: they are found in the nebulous systems of thoughts generated in cultures over time. But while reason and explication can unravel...