Killing in War

Informationen zum Autor Jeff McMahan is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He works primarily in ethics and political philosophy, and occasionally in metaphysics and legal theory. Klappentext A highly controversial challenge to the consensus about responsibility in war, arguing that if the leaders are in the wrong, so are the soldiers. Zusammenfassung Jeff McMahan urges us to reject the view, dominant throughout history, that mere participation in an unjust war is not wrong. He argues powerfully that combatants who fight for an unjust cause are acting wrongly and are themselves morally responsible for their actions. We must rethink our attitudes to the moral role of the individual in war. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Morality of Participation in an Unjust War 2: Arguments for the Moral Equality of Combatants 3: Excuses 4: Liability and the Limits of Self-Defense 5: Civilian Immunity and Civilian Liability

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• Autori: Jeff Mcmahan, Jeff ( Mcmahan, McMahan Jeff
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9780199603572
• ISBN: 978-0-19-960357-2
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Altro; Ethik, Kriegsopfer, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Political science and theory