PHIL 1290 Study Guide - Final Guide: Moral Nihilism, Self-Defense, Randomness
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Seeks to answer the question when is war justified, if at all? . War and moral nihilism: nihilism = nothing has value or meaning, moral nihilism = says that there is not a connection between war and morality; moral rules do not apply during war. Also says that it is not possible to assess war in moral perspectives. Types of nihilistic views according to wasserstrom: 1) descriptive nihilist. In war, people don"t adhere to moral rules. The world is full of violence : 2) prescriptive nihilist. There shouldn"t be a connection between morality and war. The world should not be full of violence . We should not undermine ourselves by bringing moral concerns into it: 3) analytic nihilist perspective. Conjoining morality and war is meaningless (useless, don"t bother) If the analytic perspective is true, we don"t have to worry about doing inappropriate moral acts in war.
