Humanitarian intervention, altruism, and the limits of casuistry

Journal of Religious Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-35

  Miller, Richard B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Casuistry; Golden Rule; Humanitarian intervention; Just war tradition; Practical reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049370097     PISSN: 03849694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0384-9694.00034     Document Type: Review

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