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Home > Resources > Ethics & International Affairs Journal > Volume 11 (1997) > Special Section: Twenty Years of Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars |
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In Defense of Realism: A Commentary on Just and Unjust Wars [Abstract]
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December 4, 1997
A significant portion of Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars is an argument
"against realism." While Hendrickson applauds Walzer for his examination of the
just war tradition, he nevertheless asserts that Walzer has characterized the
tradition of political realism in a misleading way. Not simply the moral atheism
it is portrayed to be, realism recognizes the moral reality of war while
emphasizing state security and independence as the most important factors for
the protection of citizens and the continuity of the political community.
Indeed, Hendrickson identifies many realist aspects of Walzer's own moral
arguments. He takes issue, however, with Walzer's treatment of intervention,
self-determination, and the legitimate aims of war, stating that Walzer's
framework is exceedingly permissive and ambiguous in these areas. Hendrickson
concludes that the use of such a just war theory may lead to significant
problems in the post-Cold War world.
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