examples please
2007-07-09 13:15:23 · 4 answers · asked by c 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
One you didn't start. The evil is in the *initiation* of force, violence, or fraud. Responding to someone else's initiation of violence with your own is not evil, but justifiable self defense.
2007-07-09 13:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by Scott H 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
A just war is one whose outcome benefits the people who were involved, or improves the lives of some particular people. World War II is the most recent example, although it was not all about the Holocaust, it ended up benefitting many people because of the liberation from the German dictatorship. Although WWII caused many more problems, if the war had not been fought, millions more would have died in Hitler's 'purge'. There were many other just wars, many fought in Europe early on, to defeat roaming hordes and help form the countries that we know today as France, England, Italy and Spain. The major difference between what can be called just wars, and unjust wars, are the motives behind the wars, and whether or not the lives lost justify why the war was fought.
2007-07-09 15:15:12 · answer #2 · answered by Darkbutterfly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A just war is a war waged by the side you favour.
2007-07-09 14:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
scott is right! :)
2007-07-09 13:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by Vegetarian Princess 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋