Killing in War

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-960357-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press(UK)

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 337 g

Reihe: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics

A highly controversial challenge to the consensus about responsibility in war
Argues compellingly that if the leaders are in the wrong, then the soldiers are in the wrong
Has disturbing implications e.g. for the moral status of British and American combatants in Iraq
Clear, concise, and careful -- a provoking read for anyone concerned about the morality of 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 conditions in war make no difference to what morality permits and the justifications for killing people are the same in war as they are in other contexts, such as individual self-defence. This view is radically at odds with the traditional theory of the just war and has implications that challenge common sense views. McMahan argues, for example, that it is wrong to fight in a war that is unjust because it lacks a just cause.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of philosophy, politics, and law; anyone with an interest in the ethics and legality of war

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mcmahan, Jeff

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Mcmahan, Jeff
Jeff McMahan is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He works primarily in ethics and political philosophy, and occasionally in metaphysics and legal theory.

Jeff McMahan, Rutgers University, New Jersey

Jeff McMahan is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He works primarily in ethics and political philosophy, and occasionally in metaphysics and legal theory.