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Course Syllabus

2021/2022

War and Peace

Type: Optional course (university)
Delivered by: School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies
When: 1, 2 module
Open to: everyone
Instructors: Boris Kashnikov
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course offers a substantive study of the normative aspects of war and peace. The students are supposed to familiarize themselves with the major theories of the philosophy of war as well as some approaches related to theoretical pacifism, realism and just war theory. The course is interdisciplinary. The students will study the historical aspects of war, philosophical and normative issues of war and theological attitudes to war. This course is based on knowledge and competences which were provided by the following disciplines: ● Philosophy. ● Political Science ● General Sociology ● History of religion The following knowledge and competences are needed to study the discipline: ● The basic skills of philosophical analysis in terms of war and peace ● The basic knowledge of the normative foundations of war ● The knowledge of the basics definitions in terms of war and violence
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The major learning objectives are comprised of factual knowledge of the development of the historical faces of war and the normative theories of war stemming from philosophy, ethics and theology. The students are supposed to developed the adequate skills of normative analysis of war to be able to take part in the practical discourse on war and to provide philosophical analysis of the ongoing conflict, war or some other outbreak of substantial violence.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • The knowledge of the content of the major normative approaches to war is the key aspect of the course. The students are supposed not only to understand the content of these normative issues but also to develop the attitude of their own
  • The knowledge of the content of the major paradigms of the just war theory is obtained here. The sovereignty paradigm and human rights paradigm are different not only in theory, but also in practice.
  • The students are supposed to understand the difference of war and other less sublime forms of massive violence including genocide, terrorism. Since war is always hovering uneasily between different forms, this knowledge has some moral importance
  • The students come to understand the volatile nature of war, its possible definitions and transformations, which occurred in history
  • The waging of war is a matter of normativity. The students are supposed to know the major principles of both Jus in Bello and Jus ad Bellum. They are supposed to operated freely with the major distinctions of the principles are be able to apply the notions in public discourse
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Nature, meaning and short history of war
  • The Four Horsemen of Violence. War, Genocide, Revolution and Terrorism
  • The normative attitudes to war in philosophy and religion: Pacifism, Realism, Militarism, Crusade and a Holy War.
  • Just war theory as philosophical and religious doctrine
  • The normative principles of war in philosophy and religions. Jus in bello and Jus ad Bellum
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Homework
  • non-blocking Essay
  • non-blocking Research paper
  • non-blocking Oral exam
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 2nd module
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ. (2017). On War. [S.l.]: BookRix. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1469871
  • Craig, C. (DE-588)133200329, (DE-576)17820420X. (2003). Glimmer of a new Leviathan : total war in the realism of Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and Waltz / Campbell Craig. New York [u.a.]: Columbia University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.107906570
  • Fotion, N., & Coppieters, B. (2008). Moral Constraints on War : Principles and Cases (Vol. 2nd ed). Lanham: Lexington Books. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=234589
  • Grayling, A. C. (2017). War : An Enquiry. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1494428
  • Lee, S. (2012). Ethics and War : An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=432745
  • LEO TOLSTOY. (2017). The Kingdom of God Is Within You. [S.l.]: BookRix. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1469719
  • Malešević, S. (2010). The Sociology of War and Violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=329381
  • Mapel, D. R. (1998). The Holy War Idea in Western and Islamic Traditions. By Johnson James Turner. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. 185p. $45.00 cloth, $16.95 paper. American Political Science Review, (02), 438. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.cup.apsrev.v92y1998i02p438.439.21
  • Walzer, M. (2006). Just and Unjust Wars : A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations (Vol. Fourth edition). New York: Basic Books. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=982029

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Alexander, Y., State University of New York College at Oneonta, Carlton, D., & Wilkinson, P. (2019). Terrorism: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2159857
  • Arkin, R. (2010). The Case for Ethical Autonomy in Unmanned Systems. Journal of Military Ethics, 9(4), 332–341. https://doi.org/10.1080/15027570.2010.536402
  • Black, J. (1998). Why Wars Happen. London: Reaktion Books. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=292558
  • Bloom, M. (2005). Dying to kill : the allure of suicide terror / Mia Bloom. New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.117638374
  • Cady, D. L. (2010). From Warism to Pacifism : A Moral Continuum (Vol. 2nd ed). Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=326103
  • Coates, A. J. (2016). The Ethics of War : Second Edition (Vol. Second edition). Manchester: Manchester University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1444092
  • Dawes, J. (2013). Evil Men. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=520752
  • Fiala, A. G. (2004). Practical Pacifism. New York: Algora Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=114718
  • Fiala, A. G. (2007). The Just War Myth : The Moral Illusions of War. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=633280
  • Frowe, H. (2011). Moral Dilemmas of Modern War: Torture, Assassination, and Blackmail in an Age of Asymmetric Conflict, by Michael Gross. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.2B24E23E
  • Frowe, H. (2016). The Ethics of War and Peace : An Introduction (Vol. Second edition). New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1082596
  • Gat, A. (2006). War in Human Civilization. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=186606
  • Geras, N. (2011). Crimes Against Humanity : Birth of a Concept. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=514930
  • Keen, M. (2016). The Laws of War in the Late Middle Ages. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1077269
  • Khosrokhavar, F. (2009). Inside Jihadism : Understanding Jihadi Movements Worldwide. Boulder: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=571881
  • Lin, P. (2010). Ethical Blowback from Emerging Technologies. Journal of Military Ethics, 9(4), 313–331. https://doi.org/10.1080/15027570.2010.536401
  • Mahnken, T. G. (2018). Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.D4A6084
  • McMahan, J. (2009). Killing in War. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=271286
  • Mumford, A. (DE-588)1015966020, (DE-576)351343180. (2013). Proxy warfare : [war and conflict in the modern world] / Andrew Mumford. Cambridge[u.a.]: Polity Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.399020624
  • Mungenast, H. (2001). Searching for Peace: The Road to TRANSCEND. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.3561672D
  • Rodin, D. (2015). War and Self-Defense. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.5768F7F
  • Singer, P. W. (2010). The ethics of killer applications : why is it so hard to talk about morality when it comes to new military technology? / P. W. Singer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.389848190
  • Smith, D. (2018). Postmodern War. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.BE00BD85
  • Steinhoff, U. (2007). On the Ethics of War and Terrorism. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=215209
  • Thürer, D. (2011). International Humanitarian Law : Theory, Practice, Context. [The Hague]: Brill. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=527042
  • Turner, N., Reichberg, G. M., & Popovski, V. (2009). World Religions and Norms of War. Tokyo: United Nations University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=262616
  • Verweij, D., Baarda, T. van, Netherlands Institute for Military Ethics, & Nederlandse Defensie Academie. (2009). The Moral Dimension of Asymmetrical Warfare : Counter-terrorism, Democratic Values and Military Ethics. Leiden: Brill | Nijhoff. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=312656
  • Walzer, M. (2004). Arguing About War. New Haven [Ct.]: Yale University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=187686