America is at war with terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice.
We hear these phrases together so often that we rarely pause to reflect on the dramatic differences between the demands of war and the demands of justice, differences so deep that the pursuit of one often comes at the expense of the other. In this book, one of the country's most important legal thinkers brings much-needed clarity to the still unfolding debates about how to pursue war and justice in the age of terrorism. George Fletcher also draws on his rare ability to combine insights from history, philosophy, literature, and law to place these debates in a rich cultural context. He seeks to explain why Americans--for so many years cynical about war--have recently found war so appealing. He finds the answer in a revival of Romanticism, a growing desire in the post-Vietnam era to identify with grand causes and to put nations at the center of ideas about glory and guilt.
Fletcher opens with unsettling questions about the nature of terrorism, war, and justice, showing how dangerously slippery the concepts can be. He argues that those sympathetic to war are heirs to the ideals of Byron, Fichte, and other Romantics in their belief that nations--not just individuals--must uphold honor and be held accountable for crimes. Fletcher writes that ideas about collective glory and guilt are far more plausible and widespread than liberal individualists typically recognize. But as he traces the implications of the Romantic mindset for debates about war crimes, treason, military tribunals, and genocide, he also shows that losing oneself in a grand cause can all too easily lead to moral catastrophe.
A work of extraordinary intellectual power and relevance, the book will change how we think not only about world events, but about the conflicting individualist and collective impulses that tear at all of us.
Review A thoughtful analysis of the legal, cultural and philosophical issues we face generally in times of war and, particularly, in the post-September 11 world. . . . Fletcher is a very serious academic who has the ability to support his arguments with a remarkable command of disparate sources. -- David C. Wrobel, New York Law Journal
From the Inside Flap "This is a first-rate book. Fletcher is doing what he does best--reformulating basic legal problems by putting them in a distinctive philosophical perspective. The book suggests that we are getting beyond the first stage of encounter with September 11 and to a second phase in which we struggle to integrate the tragedy into a deeper understanding of law and morality."--Bruce Ackerman, Yale Law School
"Lawyers and foreign policy commentators are unlikely to see themselves as romantics. Contemporary issues of war and peace, terrorism and justice, justification and guilt surely require 'reasoned analysis' rather than the dissection of emotion. But our analysis too often falls short when contending with the potent mix of horror, grief, and patriotism that has fueled the U.S. response to September 11. George Fletcher has done us all a service, drawing out the contradictions between the dignity of individuals and the honor of nations in ways that cannot even be fully grasped without appreciating the intertwining of Enlightenment rationalism and nineteenth-century romanticism. Romantics at War should be read by all self-professed rationalists, as both intellectual inquiry and self-examination."--Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University
"George Fletcher has written a deep and engaging meditation on a simple fact: that we live in political collectives and rarely act with full autonomy. With a lawyer's gift for expounding his cases, he gives us a wonderfully unlawyerly account, a philosophical investigation, of individual agency, responsibility, and guilt."--Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study

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Fletcher, George P.

Princeton University, Department of Art & Archaeology

First Edition, First Printing, PS, 2002

United States, United States of America

Princeton, NJ, c 2002

September 16, 2002

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topic: Ethics; &; moral philosophy; Foundations of law; Jurisprudence; &; philosophy of law; Social; &; political philosophy; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Warfare; &; Defence; War (International law); Political aspects; Military-General; Politics/Current Events; War; Law; USA; International Relations-General; Law/Jurisprudence; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology; Jurisprudence; Moral and ethical aspects; Philosophy; Romanticism; United States

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Bookmarks:
1. (p1) Preface
2. (p2) CHAPTER ONE: War's Appeal
3. (p3) CHAPTER TWO: Irreconcilable Conflicts
4. (p4) CHAPTER THREE: Collective Crime
5. (p5) CHAPTER FOUR: The Guilt of Nations
6. (p6) CHAPTER FIVE: Individuals at War
7. (p7) CHAPTER SIX: Guilty Relations
8. (p8) CHAPTER SEVEN: Romantic Perversions
9. (p9) CHAPTER EIGHT: Distributing Guilt
10. (p10) CHAPTER NINE: Shadows Of the Past
11. (p11) CHAPTER TEN: Living with Guilt
12. (p12) Notes
13. (p13) Index

theme: Ethics; &; moral philosophy; Foundations of law; Jurisprudence; &; philosophy of law; Social; &; political philosophy; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Warfare; &; Defence; War (International law); Political aspects; Military-General; Politics/Current Events; War; Law; USA; International Relations-General; Law/Jurisprudence; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology; Jurisprudence; Moral and ethical aspects; Philosophy; Romanticism; United States

<p><P>"This is a first-rate book. Fletcher is doing what he does best&#151;reformulating basic legal problems by putting them in a distinctive philosophical perspective. The book suggests that we are getting beyond the first stage of encounter with September 11 and to a second phase in which we struggle to integrate the tragedy into a deeper understanding of law and morality."&#151;Bruce Ackerman, Yale Law School<P>"Lawyers and foreign policy commentators are unlikely to see themselves as romantics. Contemporary issues of war and peace, terrorism and justice, justification and guilt surely require 'reasoned analysis' rather than the dissection of emotion. But our analysis too often falls short when contending with the potent mix of horror, grief, and patriotism that has fueled the U.S. response to September 11. George Fletcher has done us all a service, drawing out the contradictions between the dignity of individuals and the honor of nations in ways that cannot even be fully grasped without appreciating the intertwining of Enlightenment rationalism and nineteenth-century romanticism. Romantics at War should be read by all self-professed rationalists, as both intellectual inquiry and self-examination."&#151;Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University<P>"George Fletcher has written a deep and engaging meditation on a simple fact&#58; that we live in political collectives and rarely act with full autonomy. With a lawyer's gift for expounding his cases, he gives us a wonderfully unlawyerly account, a philosophical investigation, of individual agency, responsibility, and guilt."&#151;Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study</p> <h3>David C. Wrobel - New York Law Journal</h3> <p>A thoughtful analysis of the legal, cultural and philosophical issues we face generally in times of war and, particularly, in the post-September 11 world. . . . Fletcher is a very serious academic who has the ability to support his arguments with a remarkable command of disparate sources.</p>

"America is at war with terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice.".
"We hear these phrases together so often that we rarely pause to reflect on the dramatic differences between the demands of war and the demands of justice, differences so deep that the pursuit of one often comes at the expense of the other. In this book, one of the country's most important legal thinkers brings much-needed clarity to the still unfolding debates about how to pursue war and justice in the age of terrorism.
George Fletcher also draws on his rare ability to combine insights from history, philosophy, literature, and law to place these debates in a rich cultural context. He seeks to explain why Americans - for so many years cynical about war - have recently found war so appealing. He finds the answer in a revival of Romanticism, a growing desire in the post-Vietnam era to identify with grand causes and to put nations at the center of ideas about glory and guilt."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
CHAPTER ONE: War’s Appeal......Page 20
CHAPTER TWO: Irreconcilable Conflicts......Page 45
CHAPTER THREE: Collective Crime......Page 63
CHAPTER FOUR: The Guilt of Nations......Page 90
CHAPTER FIVE: Individuals at War......Page 111
CHAPTER SIX: Guilty Relations......Page 136
CHAPTER SEVEN: Romantic Perversions......Page 158
CHAPTER EIGHT: Distributing Guilt......Page 176
CHAPTER NINE: Shadows of the Past......Page 198
CHAPTER TEN: Living with Guilt......Page 215
Notes......Page 234
A......Page 260
C......Page 261
E......Page 262
G......Page 263
J......Page 264
L......Page 265
O......Page 266
R......Page 267
T......Page 268
W......Page 269
Z......Page 270

Contents 8
Preface 10
CHAPTER ONE: War’s Appeal 20
CHAPTER TWO: Irreconcilable Conflicts 45
CHAPTER THREE: Collective Crime 63
CHAPTER FOUR: The Guilt of Nations 90
CHAPTER FIVE: Individuals at War 111
CHAPTER SIX: Guilty Relations 136
CHAPTER SEVEN: Romantic Perversions 158
CHAPTER EIGHT: Distributing Guilt 176
CHAPTER NINE: Shadows of the Past 198
CHAPTER TEN: Living with Guilt 215
Notes 234
Index 260
A 260
B 261
C 261
D 262
E 262
F 263
G 263
H 264
I 264
J 264
K 265
L 265
M 266
N 266
O 266
P 267
Q 267
R 267
S 268
T 268
U 269
V 269
W 269
Y 270
Z 270

Seeks to identify a contrast between the demands of war and the demands of justice in light of America's war on terrorism, combining insights from history, philosophy, literature, and law to define concepts about war, terrorism, justice, and accountability; and to consider America's support for war despite historical attitudes. (Current Affairs)

2010-05-17