While not easily summarized, Ethan Lee Vita, a natural born philosopher, is an individualist whose morality derives from two-level utilitarianism. He believes that relationships are the key to happiness and the building block of society. Therefore his writing strives to improve relationships at all levels: the individual through self-improvement, the relationships between individuals through ethics, and the relationships between the individual and society through political theory. Ethan Lee Vita appreciates any advice, or debate, that is given regarding his articles. His blog is at http://ethanleevita.blogspot.com and showcases his articles.

My passion is ...

to change the world.

I know too much about ...

philosophy.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a politician.

Why I write ...

to express my ways of change.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

philosophy (political theory and normative ethics)

My inspiration ...

is reformers before me.

Society & Lifestyle > Political Values Would you send your child off to war?

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The question assumes that one person has the right to send another to war without the soldier having a choice, so excuse me if my answer does not follow such an assumption. The question of whether I would send my child to war is one filled with many issues, many that can only merely be touched upon. It is a mix of political philosophy, ethical convictions, and phraseology of the question.

First, I disagree with every American war since the War of Independence on the grounds that they have been waged in the name of intervention. War, I believe, is only necessary for defense, and preemptiv...

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