Philosophy Research Seminar

War by Agreement: A Contractarian Defence of the War Convention

Speaker: Daniel Statman, University of Haifa

Abstract: In the last decade, just war theory has faced serious criticism from what is now known as the 'revisionist' camp. This camp, however, has failed in offering a feasible alternative. The talk seeks to fill this lacuna by offering a contractarian defence of the war convention

Time: Tuesday 21 February, 11am—1pm

Place: Logie 104