This timely volume addresses urgent questions about the nature of war crimes, nationalism, ethnic cleansing and collective responsibility from a variety of moral, political and legal perspectives.
About the Author
Aleksandar Jokic is Professor of Philosophy and Conflict Resolution in the Graduate Program at Portland State University. He is Executive Director of the Center for Philosophical Education, founding editor of STOA - International Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy - and co-founder of the International Law and Ethics Conference Series. He is the author of Aspects of Scientific Discovery (1996), editor of the forthcoming From History to Justice (2000), and co-editor with Quentin Smith of Time, Tense, and Reference (2000) and Consciousness: New Philosophical Essays (2001).
Features
Brings together 14 newly written essays from a distinguished list of contributors.
Truly interdisciplinary approach emphasizes the political, philosophical and legal aspects of war crimes and collective wrongdoing.
Includes an introductory essay by Anthony Ellis.
Each section is followed by an afterword and suggestions for further reading.
