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This comprehensive analysis examines warfare ethics in early China and traces its evolution through centuries of intellectual development. The book explores how Chinese civilizations conceptualised war across a spectrum of philosophical positions, from amoral realism and defensive just war theory to humanitarian intervention and profound moral scepticism. By engaging with five major intellectual traditions of China's golden age - Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, Legalist, and Military Strategy schools - the work grounds each perspective within its proper historical context. Rather than imposing external frameworks, the author examines moral concerns expressed in classical texts on their own terms, allowing readers to understand how different Chinese schools approached fundamental questions about the ethics, legitimacy, and human cost of armed conflict. This scholarly work bridges East Asian philosophy and military history, offering insights into how non-Western civilisations reasoned about war's moral dimensions.

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Covers five major intellectual traditions including Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, Legalist, and Military Strategy schools from ancient China's golden age.

Grounds each philosophical perspective within its proper historical context rather than applying modern Western ethical frameworks.

Examines classical texts on their own terms, revealing how early Chinese thinkers conceptualised defensive just war and humanitarian intervention.

Explores the full spectrum of Chinese attitudes toward warfare, from strategic realism to mournful scepticism about armed conflict.

Published by Routledge as part of the War, Conflict and Ethics series for academic audiences and military history scholars.

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Release Date
31 January 2017
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04 November 2016

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