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100 1 _aForge, John.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aDesigned to Kill: The Case Against Weapons Research
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby John Forge.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aXIV, 314 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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490 1 _aResearch Ethics Forum,
_x2212-9529 ;
_v1
505 0 _aChapter 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 _aThe 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 _aPhilosophy (General).
650 0 _aEthics.
650 0 _aMedical ethics.
650 1 4 _aPhilosophy.
650 2 4 _aEthics.
650 2 4 _aTheory of Medicine/Bioethics.
650 2 4 _aSecurity Science and Technology.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9789400757356
830 0 _aResearch Ethics Forum,
_x2212-9529 ;
_v1
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5736-3
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