The Aftermath of War: Reflections on Jus Post Bellum

April 22, 2010
Location: Intercultural Center (ICC) ICC Auditorium Map

What is Jus Post Bellum? World-renowned political philosopher and author Michael Walzer explained some of the reasons why "post" was formally left out of, but still anticipated in, the classical just war theory, what obligations it included, and why it is now a central concern--even though we are less and less sure about when wars actually end. This keynote address concluded a full-day conference on ethics and post-conflict entitled "Ending Wars Well: Just War Theory and Conflict's End."

This event was co-sponsored by the the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Masters in Conflict Resolution Program, and the Program for Jewish Civilization.

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About Michael Walzer

As a professor, author, editor, and lecturer, Michael Walzer has addressed a wide variety of topics in political theory and moral philosophy: political obligation, just and unjust war, nationalism and ethnicity, economic justice and the welfare state. His books (among them Just and Unjust Wars, Spheres of Justice, The Company of Critics, Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad, and On Toleration) and essays have played a part in the revival of practical, issue-focused ethics and in the development of a pluralist approach to political and moral life. Walzer is Professor Emeritus of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ as well as a contributing editor for "The New Republic," and co-editor of "Dissent," now in its 56th year. He is currently working on the history and prospects of national liberation and also on the third volume of The Jewish Political Tradition, a comprehensive collaborative project focused on the history of Jewish political thought.

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