skip to main | skip to sidebar

Liberty Corner

Saturday, April 01, 2006

More about Just War

Edward Feser replies to a reply from David Gordon on the subject of just war. For background, read my earlier post about the Feser-Gordon exchange, and follow the links therein. Feser's latest is here.

Posted by Loquitur Veritatem at 6:45 PM

Categories: War - Peace - Foreign Affairs

Newer Post Older Post Home

My New Blog

Politics & Prosperity

Timeless Posts

Resources
The Best of Liberty Corner

On Liberty

John Stuart Mill opined that "the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others." But who determines whether an act is harmful or harmless? Acts deemed harmless by an individual are not harmless if they subvert the societal bonds of trust and self-restraint upon which liberty itself depends. Which is not to say that all social regimes are regimes of liberty. Liberty requires voice -- the freedom to dissent -- and exit -- the freedom to choose one's neighbors and associates. Voice and exit depend, in turn, on the rule of law under a minimal central government, such as the one envisioned by the Framers of our Constitution. Liberty, because it is a social phenomenon and not an innate condition of humanity, must be won and preserved by staunchly and unflinchingly defending the nation and through the swift and certain administration of justice.

Blog Archive

► 2008 (186)
- ► July 2008 (6)
- ► June 2008 (16)
- ► May 2008 (15)
- ► April 2008 (35)
- ► March 2008 (39)
- ► February 2008 (34)
- ► January 2008 (41)

► 2007 (241)
- ► December 2007 (39)
- ► November 2007 (31)
- ► October 2007 (56)
- ► September 2007 (43)
- ► August 2007 (39)
- ► July 2007 (23)
- ► June 2007 (2)
- ► April 2007 (1)
- ► March 2007 (1)
- ► February 2007 (1)
- ► January 2007 (5)

▼ 2006 (420)
- ► November 2006 (11)
- ► October 2006 (25)
- ► September 2006 (33)
- ► August 2006 (41)
- ► July 2006 (37)
- ► June 2006 (42)
- ► May 2006 (36)
- ▼ April 2006 (40)
- ► March 2006 (53)
- ► February 2006 (51)
- ► January 2006 (51)

► 2005 (439)
- ► December 2005 (48)
- ► November 2005 (54)
- ► October 2005 (26)
- ► September 2005 (41)
- ► August 2005 (30)
- ► July 2005 (36)
- ► June 2005 (28)
- ► May 2005 (42)
- ► April 2005 (34)
- ► March 2005 (50)
- ► February 2005 (32)
- ► January 2005 (18)

► 2004 (743)
- ► December 2004 (21)
- ► November 2004 (73)
- ► October 2004 (128)
- ► September 2004 (176)
- ► August 2004 (144)
- ► July 2004 (63)
- ► June 2004 (57)
- ► May 2004 (16)
- ► April 2004 (28)
- ► March 2004 (37)

Categories

Academic Freedom - Civil Liberties - Privacy (144)
Affirmative Action - Immigration - Race (94)
Art and Architecture (3)
Baseball and Lesser Sports (52)
Blogs - Bloggers - Blogging (61)
Climate Change and Environmentalism (53)
Conservatism and True Libertarianism (66)
Conshttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giftitution - Courts - Law - Justice (1)
Constitution - Courts - Law - Justice (291)
Economics: Principles and Issues (316)
Enemies: Foreign and Domestic (116)
Health and Health Care (20)
History (70)
Humor - Satire - Wry Commentary (63)
Intelligence - Personality - Psychology (99)
Language - Literature - Movies - Music (93)
Leftism - Statism - Democracy (416)
Liberty - Libertarianism - Rights (305)
Management (24)
Media Matters (73)
Nature (4)
Nostalgia - Trivia - Popular Culture (66)
Philosophy - Religion - Science - Pseudoscience (134)
Politics - Politicians - Government in Action (320)
Public Education and Homeschooling (15)
Self Ownership: Abortion - Euthanasia - Gender - Etc. (71)
Self Ownhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifership: Abortion - Euthanasia - Gender - Etc. (1)
Thinkers: Famous and Infamous (163)
War - Peace - Foreign Affairs (291)

StatCounter

blogspot counter