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Gregory Reichberg
Director, PRIO Cyprus Center - Research Professor
Email: Greg@prio.no
Work phone: +357 22 456555
Mobile phone: + 357 99 626550
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History of ethical thinking about war and peace, contemporary military ethics, religion and armed force, medieval philosophy (especially Thomas Aquinas), Catholicism and just war doctrine, inter-religious dialogue about war and peace. Associate Editor of Journal of Military Ethics.

Languages spoken:

English, Norwegian, French

Working experience:

Professor (II) of Philosophical Ethics at the Norwegian School of Theology, 2007–.

Adjunct Professor, Australian National University, Dept. of International Relations, 2004-present.

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, New York City, 1995-1999.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, Wash. D.C, 1990-1995.

Education:

Ph.D. in Philosophy, Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia), 1990.
Maîtrise en philosophie, Université de Toulouse, 1984.
Licence en philosophie, Université de Toulouse, 1982.

Books and reports
Reichberg, Gregory, ed., 2009. World Religions and Norms of War. Tokyo, New York, Paris: United Nations University Press.
Syse, Henrik & Gregory Reichberg, eds, 2007. Ethics, Nationalism, and Just War: Medieval and Contemporary Perspectives. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press.
Reichberg, Gregory; Henrik Syse & Endre Begby, eds, 2006. The Ethics of War: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Reichberg, Gregory; Jorge Gracia & Bernard Schumacher, eds, 2003. The Classics of Western Philosophy: A Reader’s Guide. Oxford: Blackwell.
Articles
Reichberg, Gregory, 2009. 'Norms of War in Roman Catholic Christianity' in Vesselin Popovski & Nicholas Turner, eds, World Religions and Norms of War. Tokyo: United Nations University Press (142–165).
Reichberg, Gregory; Nicholas Turner & Vesselin Popovski, 2009. 'Norms of War in Cross-Religious Perspective' in Vesselin Popovski, Gregory Reichberg & Nicholas Turner, eds, World Religions and Norms of War. Tokyo: United Nation University Press (303–315).
Roy, Kaushik, 2009. 'Norms of war in Hinduism' in Vesselin Popovski, Gregory Reichberg & Nicholas Turner, eds, World Religions and Norms of War. Tokyo: United Nations University Press (30–59).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2008. '"Jacques Maritain"' in Moderne teologi: Tradisjon og nytnkning hos det 20. århundrets teologer. Oslo: Høyskoleforlaget (653–665).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2008. 'Jus ad Bellum' in Larry May, ed., War: Essays in Political Philosophy. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press (11–46).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2008. 'Just War and Regular War: Competing Paradigms' in David Rodin & Henry Shue, eds, Just and Unjust Warriors: The Moral and Legal Status of Soldiers. Oxford: Oxford University Press (194–213).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2007. 'Is There a ‘Presumption Against War’ in Aquinas’s Ethics?' in Henrik Syse & Gregory Reichberg, eds, Ethics, Nationalism, and Just War: Medieval and Contemporary Perspectives. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press (72–98).
Reichberg, Gregory & Henrik Syse, 2007. 'Protecting the Natural Environment in Wartime: Ethical Considerations from the Just War Tradition' in Henrik Syse & Gregory Reichberg, eds, Ethics, Nationalism, and Just War: Medieval and Contemporary Perspectives. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press (190–217).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2007. 'Preventive War in Classical Just War Theory', Journal of the History of International Law 9(1): 3–33.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2005. 'Aquinas on Defensive Killing: A Case of Double-Effect?', The Thomist 67(3): 341–370.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2005. 'Authority, Just Cause, and the Decision to Invade Iraq' in J. Gunning & S. Holm, eds, Ethics, Law and Society . Aldershot: Ashgate (243–247).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2005. '‘Unterzeichnen Sie oder wir werden Sie bombardieren!’ Zur Ethik der Zwangsdiplomatie' [‘Sign or We’ll Bomb!’ Ethics and Coercive Diplomacy] in Jean-Christophe Merle, ed., Globale Gerechtigkeit–Global Justice. Stuttgart, Bad-Cannstatt : Frommann-Holzboog (129–149).
Reichberg, Gregory & Henrik Syse, 2004. 'The Idea of Double Effect – in War and in Business' in Lene Bomann-Larsen, ed., Responsibility in World Business: Managing Harmful Side-Effects of Corporate Activity. Tokyo: United Nations University Press (17–38).
Reichberg, Gregory & Henrik Syse, 2004. 'Introduction', Journal of Military Ethics 3(2): 79–81.
Reichberg, Gregory & Gregory Reichberg, 2004. 'Preemptive War: What would Aquinas say?', Commonwealth, 30 January.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2003. 'Francisco de Vittoria, De Indis and De jure belli relectiones: Philosophy Meets War' in Jorge Gracia & Bernard Schumacher, eds, The Classics of Western Philosophy: A Reader's Guide. Oxford: Blackwell (197–203).
Reichberg, Gregory; Kristian Berg Harpviken & Cecilie Hellestveit, 2003. 'Er klasebomber et legitimt virkelmiddel i krig?' [Is it Legitimate to Use Clusterbombs in Times of War], Dagbladet, 20 July 2003.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2003. 'Legitimate Authority, Just Cause, and the Decision to Invade Iraq', Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law and Society, 14 April.
Syse, Henrik & Gregory Reichberg, 2003. 'Folkerett og etikk' [International Law and Ethics], Dagens Næringsliv, 30 January.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2002. 'Just War or Perpetual Peace?', Journal of Military Ethics 1(1): 16–35.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2002. 'Is There a ‘Presumption Against War’ in Aquinas’s Ethics?', The Thomist 66(3): 337–367.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2002. 'The Intellectual Virtues (Ia IIae, qq. 57–58)' in Essays on the Ethics of St. Thomas Aquinas. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press (131–147).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2002. 'The Hard Questions of International Business: Some Guidelines from the Ethics of War' in Business Ethics and Leadership in Action. Cheltenham; Northampton: Edward Elgar (304–318).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2002. 'Beyond Privation: Moral Evil in Aquinas’s De malo', Review of Metaphysics 55(3): 731–764.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2002. 'Francisco de Vitoria, De Indis and De jure belli relectiones: Philosophy Meets War' in The Classics of Western Philosophy: A Reader's Guide. Oxford: Blackwell (197–203).
Begby, Endre, 2003. 'Thomas S. Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962): 'Relativism' Hits the Headlines' in Jorge Gracia, Gregory Reichberg & Bernard Schumacher, eds, The Classics of Western Philosophy: A Reader's Guide. Oxford: Blackwell (580–586).
Syse, Henrik, 2003. 'Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651): The Right of Nature and the Problem of Civil War' in Jorge Gracia, Gregory Reichberg & Bernard Schumacher, eds, The Classics of Western Philosophy: A Reader's Guide. Oxford: Blackwell (234–244).
Reichberg, Gregory & Henrik Syse, 2002. 'Humanitarian Intervention: A Case of Offensive Force?', Security Dialogue 33(3).
Reichberg, Gregory, 2001. '‘Dobbel effect’ og sivile tap' [‘Double-effect’ and harm to civilians ], Dagbladet, 22 November 2001.
Syse, Henrik & Gregory Reichberg, 2001. 'What Kind of War? 11 September and Beyond', Security Dialogue 32(4): 499–501.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2001. 'Rettferdig krig eller evig fred?' [Just war or perpetual peace?], Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift 17(2): 196–220.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2001. 'Rettferdig krig eller evig fred? [Just war or perpetual peace?]', Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift 17(2): 196–220.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2001. 'Le mal moral d'après le De malo de Thomas d'Aquin [Moral evil in the De malo of Thomas Aquinas]' in Le mystère du mal. Péché, souffrance et rédemption. Toulouse: Editions du Carmel.
Syse, Henrik & Gregory Reichberg, 2000. 'Ethics of War and Peace: An Introduction', Journal of Peace Research 37(4): 419–420.
Syse, Henrik; Gregory Reichberg, Henrik Syse, Gregory Reichberg, Henrik Syse, Gregory Reichberg, Henrik Syse, Gregory Reichberg, Damian Laws, Henrik Syse & Gregory Reichberg, 2000. 'Protecting the Natural Environment in Wartime: Ethical Considerations from the Just War Tradition', Journal of Peace Research 37(4): 449–468.
Reichberg, Gregory, 1999. 'Ancient and Early Medieval Thinking about Religion' in Philosophy of Religion: A Guide to the Subject. London & Washington DC: Casell & Georgetown University Press (5–11).
Reichberg, Gregory, 1999. 'Studiositas, the Virtue of Attention' in The Common Things: Essays in Thomism and Education. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press (143–152).
Syse, Henrik & Gregory Reichberg, 1999. 'Conducting Business Amidst Human Rights Abuses: Some Lessons from the Just War Tradition' in Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the International Association for Business and Society. ##: ## (71–76).
Other
Reichberg, Gregory & Henrik Syse, eds, 2006. Journal of Military Ethics 5(4), February. Special issue on Thucydides And Civil War.
Skjelsbæk, Inger, 2007. 'Voicing Silence: A Political-psychological Analysis of the Aftermath of the Bosnian War-rapes', Department of Psychology, NTNU. Supervisors: Hjørdis Kaul, Berit Schei & Gregory Reichberg. Defended 5 February.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2005. 'Just War and Regular War: Competing Paradigms', presented at Workshop on the Moral Asymmetry of Combatants, Oxford University, 23–25 June .
Reichberg, Gregory & Henrik Syse, eds, 2004. Journal of Military Ethics 3(2), September. Special issue on Ethics and International Law.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2003. Review of Andrew J. Bacevich, ed., 'American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy' in Ethics & International Affairs 17(2): 131–135.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2003. Review of Pierre Hassner & Justin Vaïsse, eds, 'Washington et le monde: Dilemmes d'une superpuissance' in Ethics & International Affairs 17(2): 131–135.
Syse, Henrik & Gregory Reichberg, 2001. 'Subsidiarity Applied to Defense', University of Florence, 1 January.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2001. '“Legitimate Authority” Under Fire', Royal Military Academy, 1 January.
Reichberg, Gregory, 2001. 'Jacques Maritain and the Ethics of Civil War', Florida, 1 January.