| Description |
xii, 496 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Philosophy and society series
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Philosophy and society series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| Contents |
Nuclear predicament / Avner Cohen, Steven Lee -- Dynamics of the nuclear arms race: history, status, prospects / John P. Holdren -- Ecology of nuclear war: population, resources, environment / Paul Ehrlich, Anne Ehrlich -- Remembering the future / Gary Stahl -- Genocide and omnicide: technology at the limits / Berel Lang -- Triumphant Apocalypse and the catastrophic Apocalypse / Richard H. Popkin -- Peculiarities of nuclear thinking / Joseph Margolis -- New directions in deterrence theory / Patrick Morgan -- Credibility and bluff / John Hare -- Risking Armageddon / Russell Hardin -- Bombs and birds' nests / Richard A. Watson -- Morality and nuclear politics: lessons of the missile crisis / Gregory S. Kavka -- Critical reflections on realism, just wars, and feminism in a nuclear age / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Honor, patriotism, and ultimate loyalty / Sidney Axinn -- Nuclear war and the argument from extremity / Terry Nardin -- Intentions of deterrence / Douglas P. Lackey -- Nuclear deterrence and future generations / Jefferson McMahon -- Physician, nuclear warfare, and the ethics of medicine / Edmund Pellegrino -- Limits of allegiance in a nuclear age / Stephen Toulmin -- Dissuasion: toward an active peace policy / Dietrich Fischer -- Tragedy of national sovereignty / Edward F. McClennen -- Preventing the final epidemic / Louis Rene Beres -- Consequences of an absolute no to nuclear war / Arne Naess -- Nuclear weapons and the renewal of democracy / Richard Faulk -- Logic of the arms race / Milton Fisk. |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Nuclear warfare -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Nuclear warfare -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Antinuclear movement.
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Antinuclear movement. |
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World politics -- 1975-1985.
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World politics. |
| Chronological Term |
1975-1985 |
| Added Author |
Cohen, Avner, 1951-
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Lee, Steven (Steven P.)
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| ISBN |
0847672581 paperback $16.95 (est.) |
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9780847672585 paperback |
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0847672573 hardcover $36.95 (est.) |
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9780847672578 hardcover |
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