03091nam 2200769Ia 450 991082784530332120240430182222.00-19-960357-X1-282-05336-197866120533680-19-156346-3(CKB)1000000000747119(EBL)431111(OCoLC)326881624(SSID)ssj0001038468(PQKBManifestationID)12439184(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001038468(PQKBWorkID)11049819(PQKB)10099780(SSID)ssj0000187435(PQKBManifestationID)11202338(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187435(PQKBWorkID)10136337(PQKB)10852683(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072819(MiAaPQ)EBC431111(Au-PeEL)EBL431111(CaPaEBR)ebr10288476(CaONFJC)MIL205336(EXLCZ)99100000000074711920090302d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKilling in war /Jefferson McMahan1st ed.Oxford Clarendon Press ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (263 p.)Uehiro series in practical ethicsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-172104-2 0-19-954866-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-245) and index.Contents; 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; Notes; IndexJeff 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. - ;Killing a person is in general among the most seriously wrongful forms of action, yet most of us accept that it can be permissible to kill people on a large scale in war. Does morality become more permissive in a state of war? Jeff McMahan argues that cUehiro series in practical ethics.WarMoral and ethical aspectsCombatMoral and ethical aspectsMilitary ethicsConscientious objectionResponsibilityWarMoral and ethical aspects.CombatMoral and ethical aspects.Military ethics.Conscientious objection.Responsibility.172/.42McMahan Jeff1653906MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827845303321Killing in war4005429UNINA