The Gordian Knot
Moral Debate and Nuclear Weapons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12160100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ward Wilson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 319-328 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics & International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0892-6794 • E-ISSN: 1747-7093 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0892679413000233 |
| OpenAlex | W2332126357 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
We have the power of choice over nuclear weapons. But we do not feel our power. Instead, we feel their power. They are larger than life. They loom over us, seemingly beyond our control, shrouded in myth and dark mystery. Because of their power and our feeling that nuclear weapons are unique, we believe that these weapons require a special set of moral rules, specially tuned to the separate world where nuclear weapons dwell
Computer security · Epistemology · Feeling · Law and economics · LOOM · Mythology · Nuclear power · Nuclear weapon · Physics · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |