Outputs (43)

Political Violence: The Problem of Dirty Hands (2023)
Journal Article
Finlay, C. J. (2023). Political Violence: The Problem of Dirty Hands. The Journal of Ethics, 27(4), 561-583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10892-023-09447-4

This paper argues that the reason why political leadership often involves dirty hands is because of its relationship with violence. To make the case, it maintains that violent means create and assert a form of dominating power that is in tension with... Read More about Political Violence: The Problem of Dirty Hands.

Ethics, Force, and Power: on the Political Preconditions of Just War (2022)
Journal Article
Finlay, C. J. (2022). Ethics, Force, and Power: on the Political Preconditions of Just War. Law and Philosophy, 41(6), 717-740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10982-022-09452-y

Benbaji and Statman’s contractarian ethics of war offers a powerful new philosophical defence of orthodox conclusions against revisionist criticism. I present a two-pronged argument in reply. First, contractarianism yields what I call ‘decent war the... Read More about Ethics, Force, and Power: on the Political Preconditions of Just War.

Deconstructing Nonviolence and the War Machine: Unarmed Coups, Nonviolent Power, and Armed Resistance (2021)
Journal Article
Finlay, C. J. (2021). Deconstructing Nonviolence and the War Machine: Unarmed Coups, Nonviolent Power, and Armed Resistance. Ethics & International Affairs, 35(3), 421-433. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0892679421000423

Proponents of nonviolent methods often highlight the extent to which they rival arms as effective means of resistance. Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan, for instance, influentially compared civil resistance techniques favorably with armed insurrecti... Read More about Deconstructing Nonviolence and the War Machine: Unarmed Coups, Nonviolent Power, and Armed Resistance.

On canons and question marks: The work of women’s international thought (2021)
Journal Article
Hutchings, K., Dunstan, S., Owens, P., Rietzler, K., Phillips, A., Lu, C., Finlay, C. J., & Ramgotra, M. (2022). On canons and question marks: The work of women’s international thought. Contemporary Political Theory, 21(1), 114-141. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41296-021-00516-7

Assisting Rebels Abroad: The Ethics of Violence at the Limits of the Defensive Paradigm (2020)
Journal Article
Finlay, C. J. (2022). Assisting Rebels Abroad: The Ethics of Violence at the Limits of the Defensive Paradigm. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 39(1), 38-55. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12456

In this article, I analyse the theory and practice of interventions in foreign civil wars to assist rebels fighting against violently oppressive government. I argue that the indirect nature of this kind of intervention gives rise to political complic... Read More about Assisting Rebels Abroad: The Ethics of Violence at the Limits of the Defensive Paradigm.

Beyond the Killing Paradigm (Part of a Critical Exchange: How and Why to Do Just War Theory) (2020)
Journal Article
Finlay, C. J. (2021). Beyond the Killing Paradigm (Part of a Critical Exchange: How and Why to Do Just War Theory). Contemporary Political Theory, 20(4), 858-889. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41296-020-00453-x

Leadership should be defined by consensus not coercion in a time of crisis (2020)
Other
Finlay, C. J. (2020). Leadership should be defined by consensus not coercion in a time of crisis

The Philosophy of Force: Violence, Domination, and the Ethics of Republican War (2019)
Book
Finlay, C. (in press). The Philosophy of Force: Violence, Domination, and the Ethics of Republican War. Oxford University Press

Justification and Legitimacy at War: on the Sources of Moral Guidance for Soldiers (2019)
Journal Article
Finlay, C. J. (2019). Justification and Legitimacy at War: on the Sources of Moral Guidance for Soldiers. Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy, 129(4), 576-602. https://doi.org/10.1086/702973

Attempts to simplify ethics in war by claiming exclusive legitimate authority for the law of armed conflict underestimate the moral complexities facing soldiers. Soldiers risk wrongdoing if they refuse moral guidance that can independently evaluate t... Read More about Justification and Legitimacy at War: on the Sources of Moral Guidance for Soldiers.

Is Just War Possible? (2018)
Book
Finlay, C. J. (2018). Is Just War Possible?. Polity Press