Topic · War, Ethics, and Justification
Most cited papers in War, Ethics, and Justification
What are the most cited papers in War, Ethics, and Justification?
The most cited paper in War, Ethics, and Justification is "Moral injury and moral repair in war veterans: A preliminary model and intervention strategy" (Brett T. Litz, Nathan R. Stein, Eileen M. Delaney et al., 2009), with 2,712 citations. Next come "Cultural Violence" (1,961) and "Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations, by Michael Walzer" (1,222).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 182 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moral injury and moral repair in war veterans: A preliminary model and intervention strategy Brett T. Litz, Nathan R. Stein, Eileen M. Delaney et al. · Clinical Psychology Review | 30 Jul 2009 | 2,712 |
| 2 | Cultural Violence Johan Galtung · Journal of Peace Research | Aug 1990 | 1,961 |
| 3 | Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations, by Michael Walzer William V. O’Brien · Political Science Quarterly | 1979 | 1,222 |
| 4 | Distributive Justice, State Coercion, and Autonomy Michael Blake · Philosophy & Public Affairs | Jul 2001 | 976 |
| 5 | Man, the State and War: A Theoretical Analysis, by Kenneth N. Waltz Paul Y. Hammond · Political Science Quarterly | Sep 1960 | 926 |
| 6 | An Egalitarian Law of Peoples Thomas W Pogge · Philosophy & Public Affairs | Jul 1994 | 900 |
| 7 | Where the Action Is: On the Site of Distributive Justice Gerald Allan Cohen · Philosophy & Public Affairs | 1997 | 823 |
| 8 | The impossibility of moral responsibility Galen Strawson · Philosophical Studies | Aug 1994 | 816 |
| 9 | “If I look at the mass I will never act”: Psychic numbing and genocide Paul Slovic · Judgment and Decision Making | Apr 2007 | 806 |
| 10 | What is Egalitrianism? SAMUEL SCHEFFLER · Philosophy & Public Affairs | 2003 | 717 |
| 11 | Preference and Urgency Т. М. Scanlon · The Journal of Philosophy | 6 Nov 1975 | 703 |
| 12 | The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life Jeff McMahan | 2002 | 693 |
| 13 | Moral Responsibility of Public Officials: The Problem of Many Hands Dennis Frank Thompson · American Political Science Review | Dec 1980 | 653 |
| 14 | Justice in Ideal Theory: A Refutation Colin Farrelly · Political Studies | 16 Mar 2007 | 621 |
| 15 | The Order of Public Reason: A Theory of Freedom and Morality in a Diverse and Bounded World Gerald F. Gaus | 18 Jun 2012 | 604 |
| 16 | A sense of self-perceived collective victimhood in intractable conflicts Daniel Bar‐Tal, Lily Chernyak‐Hai, Noa Schori et al. · International Review of the Red Cross | Jun 2009 | 573 |
| 17 | Illiberal Libertarians: Why Libertarianism Is Not a Liberal View Samuel Freeman · Philosophy & Public Affairs | Apr 2001 | 561 |
| 18 | Authoritarianism, Threat, and Americans’ Support for the War on Terror Marc J. Hetherington, Elizabeth Suhay · American Journal of Political Science | 27 Apr 2011 | 491 |
| 19 | War and Reason Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, David Lalman | 1992 | 486 |
| 20 | moral heuristics Cass Robert Sunstein · Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Aug 2005 | 456 |
| 21 | Skepticism about Moral Responsibility Gideon Rosen · Philosophical Perspectives | Nov 2004 | 452 |
| 22 | On Being Responsible and Holding Responsible Angela Moriah Smith · The Journal of Ethics | 4 Jan 2007 | 446 |
| 23 | Creating and Enforcing Norms, with Special Reference to Sanctions Eric Rasmusen, Richard A. Posner · bepress Legal Repository | Mar 2000 | 445 |
| 24 | Responsibility for believing Pamela Hieronymi · Synthese | 18 Dec 2006 | 438 |
| 25 | Control, responsibility, and moral assessment Angela Moriah Smith · Philosophical Studies | 14 Dec 2006 | 407 |
| 26 | Proportionality in the Morality of War Thomas Hurka · Philosophy & Public Affairs | 16 Dec 2004 | 405 |
| 27 | On the Site of Distributive Justice: Reflections on Cohen and Murphy Thomas W Pogge · Philosophy & Public Affairs | Apr 2000 | 398 |
| 28 | Collective Action and the Second-Order Free-Rider Problem Douglas D. Heckathorn · Rationality and Society | Jul 1989 | 396 |
| 29 | Success Matters: Casualty Sensitivity and the War in Iraq Christopher F. Gelpi, Peter Douglas Feaver, Jason Reifler · International Security | 2006 | 395 |
| 30 | Masked Abilities and Compatibilism Michael G. Fara · Mind | Oct 2008 | 377 |
| 31 | Democracy, Power, Genocide, and Mass Murder R. J. Rummel · Journal of Conflict Resolution | Mar 1995 | 374 |
| 32 | On banning autonomous weapon systems: human rights, automation, and the dehumanization of lethal decision-making Peter Asaro · International Review of the Red Cross | Jun 2012 | 370 |
| 33 | Conversation and Responsibility Michael S. McKenna · Oxford University Press eBooks | 28 Mar 2012 | 367 |
| 34 | Killing the Innocent in Self‐Defense Michael Otsuka · Philosophy & Public Affairs | 1994 | 366 |
| 35 | Force and Freedom: Kant’s Legal and Political Philosophy Jon Mandle · Dialogue | Sep 2010 | 363 |
| 36 | Facts and Principles Glenn Cohen · Philosophy & Public Affairs | Jul 2003 | 358 |
| 37 | The Moral Magic of Consent Heidi M. Hurd · Legal Theory | Jun 1996 | 342 |
| 38 | The right to lie: Kant on dealing with evil Christine M. Korsgaard · Cambridge University Press eBooks | 28 Jul 1996 | 340 |
| 39 | Comparing Harms: Headaches and Human Lives Alastair J. Norcross · Philosophy & Public Affairs | Apr 1997 | 323 |
| 40 | Wrongdoing and Forgiveness Joanna North · Philosophy | Oct 1987 | 316 |
| 41 | Should Expatriates Vote?* Claudio López‐Guerra · Journal of Political Philosophy | 5 May 2005 | 311 |
| 42 | Competing Approaches to Force Majeure and Hardship Catherine Kessedjian · International Review of Law and Economics | Sep 2005 | 304 |
| 43 | The problem of evil : the Gifford lectures delivered in the University of St. Andrews in 2003 Peter van Inwagen · DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) | 2006 | 294 |
| 44 | Security and Liberty: The Image of Balance* Jeremy Waldron · Journal of Political Philosophy | 6 May 2003 | 288 |
| 45 | Disagreement, asymmetry, and liberal legitimacy Jonathan Quong · Politics Philosophy & Economics | 15 Sep 2005 | 283 |
| 46 | Another Realism: The Politics of Gandhian Nonviolence Каруна Мантена · American Political Science Review | May 2012 | 281 |
| 47 | The Liberal Way of War: Killing to Make Life Live Michael Dillon, Julian Reid | 2009 | 276 |
| 48 | Single Combat in the Roman Republic S. P. Oakley · The Classical Quarterly | Dec 1985 | 264 |
| 49 | The Case for Ethical Autonomy in Unmanned Systems Ronald C. Arkin · Journal of Military Ethics | Dec 2010 | 260 |
| 50 | Relationships and Responsibilities Samuel Scheffler · Philosophy & Public Affairs | Jul 1997 | 259 |
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