Killing in war
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
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
2009, 2009
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 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 |
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Physical Description: | xii, 250 p. |
ISBN: | 9780191721045 0191721042 |