Philosophy of War

The purpose of this e-textbook is to enable informed and constructive dialogue through your consideration of a variety of topics relative to the philosophy of war. Each module contains a written introduction, like this one, that provides an overview of the topic to support your reading of an assigned article. These articles are written by a diverse range of authors and engage both the conceptual and ethical controversies relevant to a particular topic. You will then be given the opportunity to explore and apply the content further through an analysis of a case study and discussion of it with your peers. Likewise, your mastery of the topic will be assessed through multiple-choice quizzes and a final paper that defends a philosophical thesis on either one of the module topics or another topic of your choosing that is relevant to the philosophy of war. Meanwhile, your thesis will be supported by workshops that scaffold your research and writing into smaller tasks that will be reviewed by your peers.

Each module contains:

• Learning Objectives
• Topic Overviews
• Primary Readings
• Multiple Choice Quizzes
• Case Study Discussions
• Writing Workshops
• Supplemental Links