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Michael Laban Walzer [a] (born March 3, 1935) is an American political theorist and public intellectual.
One of America’s foremost political thinkers, Michael Walzer has written about a wide variety of topics in political theory and moral philosophy, including political obligation, just and unjust war, nationalism and ethnicity, economic justice, and the welfare state.
Michael Walzer is a professor emeritus of social science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is a renowned scholar of political theory and moral philosophy, and the co-editor of Dissent magazine.
Apr 8, 2024 · A week after Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, Michael Walzer told The Free Press that Israel’s war against Gaza was just, but he warned against the needless killing of noncombatants. “We do know what ought not to be done, and we just hope it is not done,” he said at the time.
Feb 4, 2023 · In his new book, “The Struggle for a Decent Politics,” the political philosopher Michael Walzer grapples with a definition.
Feb 6, 2019 · John Yoo analyzes Michael Walzer's influential book on the laws of war, which defends the tradition of just war and applies it to historical cases. He praises Walzer's rejection of amoral realism and pacifism, but criticizes his liberal theory of individual rights and his rejection of utilitarianism.
Apr 17, 2024 · Yes, says moral theorist Michael Walzer. But he is critical of the manner it is being waged: strategically, politically and morally. Is Israel waging a just war?
