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David Rodin

David Emanuel Rodin is a New Zealand philosopher and senior research fellow at the University of Oxford. He is also a senior fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Rodin is the founder and chair of Principia Advisory and is known for his works on ethics of war.

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David Rodin
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David Emanuel Rodin

(1970-06-28) 28 June 1970
AwardsRhodes Scholarship
Education
EducationMagdalen College, Oxford (PhD), University of Waikato (BA)
Thesis
Jonathan Glover, John Finnis, John Randolph Lucas
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford, Principia Advisory, Carnegie Council

David Emanuel Rodin (born 28 June 1970) is a New Zealand philosopher and senior research fellow at the University of Oxford. He is also a senior fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Rodin is the founder and chair of Principia Advisory and is known for his works on ethics of war.1234

Books

  • War and Self-Defense, Oxford University Press, 2002
  • The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions, David Rodin and Richard Sorabji (Eds.), Ashgate, London, 2006
  • War, Terrorism and Torture, David Rodin (Ed.), Blackwell, Oxford, 2007
  • Preemption: Military Action and Moral Justification, co-edited with Henry Shue, Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 9780199565993
  • Just and Unjust Warriors: The Legal and Moral Status of Soldiers, David Rodin and Henry Shue (Eds.), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008
References

References

  1. "David Rodin". Principia Advisory.
  2. "David Rodin". Faculty of Law, Oxford.
  3. Steinhoff, Uwe (24 August 2017). "Review of The Ethics of War: Essays". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  4. Lang, Gerald (6 May 2005). "Review of War and Self-Defense". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
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