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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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Just and Unjust Wars: Casuistry and the Boundaries of the Moral World [Abstract]
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December 4, 1997
Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars utilizes a moral doctrine known as
casuistry, which applies existing moral norms to practical cases while putting
aside the actual origins of morality. Boyle contrasts Walzer's casuistry to
other methods of moral judgment, including consequentialism, institutionalism,
and deontology. He discusses deontology, which derives precepts from moral
principles, particularly making a case with reference to Alan Donagan's The
Theory of Morality, which appeared the same year as Just and Unjust
Wars. Boyle cites casuistry as a highly practical method, but cautions that
it is an insufficient guide in extreme situations for which there are no
existing moral norms. Boyle points out that in cases where casuistry fails
Walzer he turns to consequentialism, which bases moral decisions upon the
likelihood that the benefit of an action will outweigh the harm. Boyle argues
that such utilitarian calculation weakens the authority of the moral world by
allowing exceptions to moral principles in times of emergency. He concludes that
the method of rationalistic deontology provided by Donagan is preferable to
Walzer's casuistry.
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