Bas Van Der Vossen: 2 books
Debating Humanitarian Intervention
Should We Try to Save Strangers?
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
When foreign powers attack civilians, other countries face an impossible dilemma. Two courses of action emerge: either to retaliate against an abusive government on behalf of its victims, or to remain spectators. Either course offers its own perils: the former, lost lives and resources without certainty...
In Defense of Openness
Why Global Freedom Is the Humane Solution to Global Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
The topic of global justice has long been a central concern within political philosophy and political theory, and there is no doubt that it will remain significant given the persistence of poverty on a massive scale and soaring global inequality. Yet, virtually every analysis in the vast literature...