Henry Shue

Henry Shue
Born (1940-03-24) March 24, 1940 (age 84)[1]
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
InstitutionsMerton College
Doctoral studentsSeth Lazar
Main interests
political philosophy, moral philosophy

Henry Greyson Shue (born March 24, 1940) is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Politics and International Relations at Merton College of Oxford University. Previously he was Wyn and William Y Hutchinson Professor of Ethics & Public Life at Cornell University. Shue is best known for his book, Basic Rights: Subsistence, Affluence, and U.S. Foreign Policy.[2][3][4][5]

Books

  • Basic Rights (Princeton 1980; 2nd edition, 1996) ISBN 9780691029290
  • Climate Justice: Vulnerability and Protection
  • Fighting Hurt: Rule and Exception in Torture and War
  • The Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right Now. Princeton University Press, 2021. (ISBN 9780691220062)

Edited books

  • Preemption: Military Action and Moral Justification, co-edited with David Rodin, Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 9780199565993
  • Nuclear Deterrence and Moral Restraint: Critical Choices for American Strategy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy)
  • Climate Ethics: Essential Readings
  • The American Way of Bombing: Changing Ethical and Legal Norms, from Flying Fortresses to Drones
  • Just and Unjust Warriors: The Moral and Legal Status of Soldiers
  • Climate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy (co-edited with Ravi Kanbur). Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • The Border That Joins: Mexican Migrants & U. S. Responsibility (Maryland Studies in Public Philosophy)

See also

References

  1. ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 535.
  2. ^ Payne, Michael (June 2008). "Henry Shue on Basic Rights". Essays in Philosophy. 9 (2): 220–227. doi:10.5840/eip2008923. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ Kiper, Jordan (2 April 2011). "Henry Shue on Basic Rights: A Defense". Human Rights Review. 12 (4): 505–514. doi:10.1007/s12142-011-0197-8. ISSN 1524-8879. S2CID 144805723.
  4. ^ Wellman, Carl (1981). "Review of Basic Rights". Human Rights Quarterly. 3 (3): 144–147. doi:10.2307/761904. JSTOR 761904. S2CID 219034937.
  5. ^ Ashford, Elizabeth (December 2009). "In What Sense Is the Right to Subsistence a Basic Right?". Journal of Social Philosophy. 40 (4): 488–503. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9833.2009.01467.x. ISSN 0047-2786.


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