Kevin Kearney
March 23, 2003
History 220

Walzer, Michael. Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations. New York: BasicBooks, 1992. 368 pp.

Michael Walzer first wrote Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with

Historical Illustrations in the years following the Vietnam War, and unfortunately its

premise on morality in war will always remain as relevant as it was then as it is now, with

conflict between states forever existing. Michael Walzer is one of the most prominent

social critics in North America and in this book, he explores two main concepts, the

justice of war and the justice in war in a great depth, and uses numerous historical

references to support his claims. It is a very well configured piece, written in such a way

of persuasion that your personal view on morality in war may ultimately change after

delving into thoughts for several hundred pages.

To an overwhelming majority of people, the words ‘war'......

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