War has been around for thousands of years and countless people have died fighting for a cause, religion, idea or belief. For as long as war has been around Philosophers have been thinking and debating the age-old question “Is war ever justified?” or “Can a war truly be Just?” We all know wars are terrible and cause many deaths and problems, I also understand war is and should always be the last and final option to try in any situation. In this Essay, I will be presenting some facts and reasons to why war can be justified and what it takes to make a war just. I will be referring the Just war theory frequently and this theory refers so some basic guide lines to when war should be used and the rules that go with it. The theory goes as follows:
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The simple answer is potentially, when we deal with wars we must look at them carefully. First, was there another option that had not been tried and if so then the war the war was not necessary and thus not just. Also, if the goal of the war was to protect Human Rights like in the American civil war or defend owns country like China during WW2 then of course the war would be just. When another country or nation is, in danger would it also not be justified to help, them defend themselves against the aggressor. Another point presented by the just war theory is that if a war is undertaken the outcome should be greatly superior to the losses and should have a good chance of success, but there are also situations in the real world were these conditions cannot always be met but fighting is the only option to preserve your freedoms and ideals just as in world war 2 France and Poland had no chance to stop and fighting them would mean defeat but they went to war despite that so that they could fight for their rights and redress a wrong they and others suffered. A good quote for this example comes from Ernest Hemingway” You may have to fight even if there is no hope for victory as it is better to die fighting for your ideals than to die and
The simple answer is potentially, when we deal with wars we must look at them carefully. First, was there another option that had not been tried and if so then the war the war was not necessary and thus not just. Also, if the goal of the war was to protect Human Rights like in the American civil war or defend owns country like China during WW2 then of course the war would be just. When another country or nation is, in danger would it also not be justified to help, them defend themselves against the aggressor. Another point presented by the just war theory is that if a war is undertaken the outcome should be greatly superior to the losses and should have a good chance of success, but there are also situations in the real world were these conditions cannot always be met but fighting is the only option to preserve your freedoms and ideals just as in world war 2 France and Poland had no chance to stop and fighting them would mean defeat but they went to war despite that so that they could fight for their rights and redress a wrong they and others suffered. A good quote for this example comes from Ernest Hemingway” You may have to fight even if there is no hope for victory as it is better to die fighting for your ideals than to die and