LEADER 03091nam 2200769Ia 450 001 9910827845303321 005 20240430182222.0 010 $a0-19-960357-X 010 $a1-282-05336-1 010 $a9786612053368 010 $a0-19-156346-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000747119 035 $a(EBL)431111 035 $a(OCoLC)326881624 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001038468 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12439184 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001038468 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11049819 035 $a(PQKB)10099780 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000187435 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202338 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187435 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10136337 035 $a(PQKB)10852683 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072819 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431111 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431111 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10288476 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL205336 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000747119 100 $a20090302d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKilling in war /$fJefferson McMahan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford $cClarendon Press ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 225 1 $aUehiro series in practical ethics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-172104-2 311 $a0-19-954866-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [236]-245) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aJeff McMahan urges us to reject the view, dominant throughout history, that mere participation in an unjust war is not wrong. He argues powerfully that combatants who fight for an unjust cause are acting wrongly and are themselves morally responsible for their actions. We must rethink our attitudes to the moral role of the individual in war. - ;Killing a person is in general among the most seriously wrongful forms of action, yet most of us accept that it can be permissible to kill people on a large scale in war. Does morality become more permissive in a state of war? Jeff McMahan argues that c 410 0$aUehiro series in practical ethics. 606 $aWar$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aCombat$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aMilitary ethics 606 $aConscientious objection 606 $aResponsibility 615 0$aWar$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aCombat$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aMilitary ethics. 615 0$aConscientious objection. 615 0$aResponsibility. 676 $a172/.42 700 $aMcMahan$b Jeff$01653906 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827845303321 996 $aKilling in war$94005429 997 $aUNINA