Henry Shue


Henry Greyson Shue 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.

Books

Basic Rights Climate Justice: Vulnerability and ProtectionFighting Hurt: Rule and Exception in Torture and WarThe Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right Now. Princeton University Press, 2021.

Edited books

Preemption: Military Action and Moral Justification, co-edited with David Rodin, Oxford University Press, 2010, Nuclear Deterrence and Moral Restraint: Critical Choices for American Strategy Climate Ethics: Essential ReadingsThe American Way of Bombing: Changing Ethical and Legal Norms, from Flying Fortresses to DronesJust and Unjust Warriors: The Moral and Legal Status of SoldiersClimate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy. Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • ''The Border That Joins: Mexican Migrants & U. S. Responsibility''