Killing in war [[electronic resource] /] / Jefferson McMahan

• Autore: McMahan Jeff
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 172/.42
• Soggetto topico: War - Moral and ethical aspects; Combat - Moral and ethical aspects; Military ethics; Conscientious objection; Responsibility
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-245) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. - ;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
• Titolo autorizzato: Killing in war
• ISBN: 0-19-960357-X; 1-282-05336-1; 9786612053368; 0-19-156346-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782828003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Uehiro series in practical ethics.