Warfare Ethics in Comparative Perspective

The late Sumner B. Twiss was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Human Rights, Ethics, and Religion at Florida State University, USA, and author of many books. Ping-cheung Lo is Dean and Rebecca Stephan Professor of Chinese Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, USA, and author or editor of over a dozen books, in both Chinese and English. Benedict S. B. Chan is Director of Centre for Applied Ethics and Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy, at Hong Kong Baptist University.

1: Introduction Part I: Comparative Approaches or Visions 2. Theoretical vs. Practical Considerations in Doing Comparative Military Ethics: An Engaged View 3. Clausewitz vs. Sunzi: Comparing Western and Chinese Ways of War and their Ethics 4. East/West Just War Dialogues: Reflections on the Larger Implications Part II: Chinese Thinking about War and Peace a. Pre-Modern: 5. Just Cause in Mengzi and Gratian: Similar Ideas, Different Receptions and Legacies 6. Seven Military Classics: Martial Victory through Good Governance 7. Normativity of War and Peace: Thoughts from the Han Feizi 8. War and Peace According to Huang-Lao Philosophy: Based on the Huangdi sijing 9. Zeng Guofan’s Military Ethics b. Modern: 10. Mao Zedong’s Ethics of War (1927-1949)? 11.Chiang Kai-shek’s Military Ethics: An Analysis of His Wartime Rhetoric 12. A Survey of 21 Century PLA Scholarship on the Role of Military Ethics in Warfare 13. Moral Warfare: Weaponing Ethics to Weaken, Divide, and Smash the Enemy Part III: New Comparative Horizons on Just War and Peace 14. Adjusting Authority: Legitimacy and War in Muslim and Christian Traditions 15. The Right of Self-Defense and the Organic Unity of Human Rights 16. Confucianism, Kant, and the Pacifist Tradition in the Constitution of Japan 17. Conclusion