Designed to Kill: The Case Against Weapons Research (Record no. 99701)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9789400757363 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-94-007-5736-3 |
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| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BJ1-1725 |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | HPQ |
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| Subject category code | PHI005000 |
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| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 170 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Forge, John. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Designed to Kill: The Case Against Weapons Research |
| Medium | [electronic resource] / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by John Forge. |
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| -- | Dordrecht : |
| -- | Springer Netherlands : |
| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| -- | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | XIV, 314 p. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Research Ethics Forum, |
| International Standard Serial Number | 2212-9529 ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation | 1 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Chapter 1; Weapons, Weapons Research and the Case Against Weapons Research -- Chapter 2; The Development of Projectile Weapons: Ancient Catapults -- Chapter 3; The Development of Projectile Weapons 2: Firearms -- Chapter 4; The Development of Nuclear Weapons -- Chapter 5; The Moral Dimension of Weapons Research -- Chapter 6; How to Make The Case Against Weapons Research -- Chapter 7; Defensive, Deterrent and ‘Humane’ Weapons -- Chapter 8; Weapons Research, Contexts and Justifications, and the Analogy with Explanation -- Chapter 9; Just War Theory and Wartime Weapons Research -- Chapter 10; War and Realism -- Chapter 11; Commercial Weapons Research and Peacetime Weapons Research -- Chapter 12; Wartime Weapons Research and Supreme Emergency in World War Two -- Chapter 13; Conclusion and Review of the Major Claims and Assumptions. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The pilot-less drones, smart bombs and other high-tech weapons on display in recent conflicts are all the outcome of weapons research. However, the kind of scientific and technological endeavour has been around for a long time, producing not only the armaments of Nazi Germany and the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, but the catapults used in ancient Greece and Rome and the assault rifles used by child soldiers in Africa. In this book John Forge examines such weapons research and asks whether it is morally acceptable to undertake such an activity. He argues that it is in fact morally wrong to take part in weapons research as its primary purpose is to produce the means to harm others, and moreover he argues that all attempts to then justify participation in weapons research do not stand up to scrutiny. This book has wide appeal in fields of philosophy and related areas, as well to a more general audience who are puzzled about the rate at which new weapons are accumulated. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Philosophy (General). |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Ethics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Medical ethics. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Philosophy. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Ethics. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Theory of Medicine/Bioethics. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Security Science and Technology. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Title | Springer eBooks |
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| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789400757356 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Research Ethics Forum, |
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| Volume number/sequential designation | 1 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5736-3 |
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