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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McMahan, Jeff
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford Univ. Press, ©2009.
Series:Uehiro series in practical ethics.
Subjects:
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Combat > Moral and ethical aspects.
Military ethics.
Conscientious objection.
Responsibility.
Guerre > Aspect moral.
Combat > Aspect moral.
Morale militaire.
Objection de conscience.
Responsabilité.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Combat > Moral and ethical aspects
Conscientious objection
Military ethics
Responsibility
War > Moral and ethical aspects
Ethik
Kombattant
Krieg
Kriegführung
Kriegsrecht > Völkerrecht
Politische Philosophie
Tötung
Verantwortlichkeit
töten
Angewandte Ethik
Oorlog.
Doden.
Ethiek.
Krig > etik och moral.
Militär etik.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 250 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-245) and index.
ISBN:9780191563461
0191563463
9780191721045
0191721042
1282053361
9781282053366
9786612053368
6612053364