Friday, July 15, 2016
Episode Summary
Laurie Calhoun joins Adam Camac to discuss humanitarian interventions, problems with them, examples of them, what to advocate for instead, and how to look at just war theory and war in general.
About the Guest
Ms. Calhoun is a philosopher and cultural critic. She is the author of War and Delusion: A Critical Examination and of We Kill Because We Can: From Soldiering to Assassination in the Drone Age.
You can follow her work on her blog, The Drone Age, and on Twitter.
Biographical information is from thedroneage.wordpress.com.
Books Mentioned
1. War and Delusion: A Critical Examination by Laurie Calhoun
2. We Kill Because We Can: From Soldiering to Assassination in the Drone Age by Laurie Calhoun
Related Essay
1. Killing, Letting Die, and the Alleged Necessity of Military Intervention by Laurie Calhoun
Resource Mentioned
1. The Drone Age Blog
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