Matravers Derek (Professor Of Philosophy Of The Open University And Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge)
Matravers Derek (Professor Of Philosophy Of The Open University And Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge) - Stones And Lives The Ethics Of Protecting Heritage In War - Hardcover
Matravers Derek (Professor Of Philosophy Of The Open University And Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge) - Stones And Lives The Ethics Of Protecting Heritage In War - Hardcover
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Description: The fate of heritage in war has attracted considerable attention in recent years due in no small part to ISIS's campaign of destruction across the Middle East and in 2012, the International Criminal Court's first prosecution of heritage destruction as a war crime. Regular armed forces have been criticised for both failing to protect and damaging heritage sites. In response heritage organisations urge the better implementation of existing international laws on heritage protection in war. This book argues that any such law or policy will require combatants to choose between safeguarding heritage and safeguarding other goods including human life. It thus challenges the view repeatedly expressed by heritage professionals that the choice between protecting heritage and protecting lives is a false dichotomy. Existing international law not only implies such choices but also more worryingly gives no indication of how they should be resolved. Drawing on contemporary work on the ethics of war this book develops an account of the permissible protection of heritage in war. It argues that heritage is not morally special; rather heritage is one of many goods that contribute to individuals lives going well and that we routinely trade off against each other. By drawing on these more familiar dilemmas we can make progress on how to balance the protection of heritage against risks to human life. Amongst other things the book considers the different ways in which heritage might contribute to individual flourishing the role of consent in justifying the imposition of risk on combatants and civilians the permissibility of forcefully defending heritage and what if anything could compensate for the loss of heritage in war.
Title: Stones And Lives The Ethics Of Protecting Heritage In War
Author(s): Matravers Derek (Professor Of Philosophy Of The Open University And Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198877660
Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Date: 9/13/2024
Category: Social & Political Philosophy
Description: The fate of heritage in war has attracted considerable attention in recent years due in no small part to ISIS's campaign of destruction across the Middle East and in 2012, the International Criminal Court's first prosecution of heritage destruction as a war crime. Regular armed forces have been criticised for both failing to protect and damaging heritage sites. In response heritage organisations urge the better implementation of existing international laws on heritage protection in war. This book argues that any such law or policy will require combatants to choose between safeguarding heritage and safeguarding other goods including human life. It thus challenges the view repeatedly expressed by heritage professionals that the choice between protecting heritage and protecting lives is a false dichotomy. Existing international law not only implies such choices but also more worryingly gives no indication of how they should be resolved. Drawing on contemporary work on the ethics of war this book develops an account of the permissible protection of heritage in war. It argues that heritage is not morally special; rather heritage is one of many goods that contribute to individuals lives going well and that we routinely trade off against each other. By drawing on these more familiar dilemmas we can make progress on how to balance the protection of heritage against risks to human life. Amongst other things the book considers the different ways in which heritage might contribute to individual flourishing the role of consent in justifying the imposition of risk on combatants and civilians the permissibility of forcefully defending heritage and what if anything could compensate for the loss of heritage in war.
Title: Stones And Lives The Ethics Of Protecting Heritage In War
Author(s): Matravers Derek (Professor Of Philosophy Of The Open University And Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198877660
Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Date: 9/13/2024
Category: Social & Political Philosophy
