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Who should die? : the ethics of killing in war / Bradley Jay Strawser, Ryan Jenkins, and Michael Robillard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strawser, Bradley Jay, Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military ethics.
- War (International law).
- Homicide--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Homicide.
- Self-defense (International law).
- War--Moral and ethical aspects.
- War.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages)
- Other Title:
- Ethics of killing in war
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press 2017
- Summary:
- This volume collects influential and groundbreaking philosophical work on killing in war. It serves as a convenient and authoritative collection uniquely suited for university-level teaching and as a reference for ethicists, policymakers, stakeholders, and any student of the morality of war.
- Contents:
- Who Should Die? Editors' Introduction 1. Liability to Deadly Force in War 2. Pre-emptive Rules and the Scope of Defensive Rights 3. Do Some Soldiers Deserve to Die More Than Others? Selective Conscientious Objectors and Liability 4. Defensive Liability: Four Common Mistakes 5. Fighting for One's Self 6. An Axiomatic Theory of Just War: Forfeiture Theory 7. Dignity, Self-Respect, and Bloodless Invasions 8. What Is the Moral Problem with Killer Robots? 9. Distributing Death in Humanitarian Interventions 10. Legalism, Justice, and the War on Terrorism Postscript
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 16, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9780190677527
- 019067752X
- 9780190495671
- 0190495677
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