Killing in war [electronic resource] /
by McMahan, Jeff.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 2009Description: 1 online resource (xii, 250 p.).ISBN: 9780191721045 (ebook) :.Subject(s): War -- Moral and ethical aspects | Combat -- Moral and ethical aspects | Military ethics | Conscientious objection | ResponsibilityOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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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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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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