The moral target

The moral target: aiming at right conduct in war and other conflicts

by Kamm, F. M., (Frances Myrna)

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This title comprises essays that discuss aspects of war and other conflicts in the light of nonconsequentialist ethical theory. The topics include the relation between conditions that justify starting war and those that justify stopping it, the treatment of combatants and noncombatants in war, and much more.

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  • Full title :The moral target : aiming at right conduct in war and other conflicts / F.M. Kamm.

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This title comprises essays that discuss aspects of war and other conflicts in the light of nonconsequentialist ethical theory. The topics include the relation between conditions that justify starting war and those that justify stopping it, the treatment of combatants and noncombatants in war, and much more.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

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Notes

Series from CIP print record.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780199950249, 0199950245, 9780199897537, 0199897530
  • oclc:ocn826068448
  • LC Classification:U22
  • Dewey Decimal:172.42

Table of Contents

Making war and its continuation unjust -- Conduct in war : justifications for killing noncombatants in war -- Conduct in war : failures of just war theory -- Conduct in war : the morality of killing in war -- Collaboration and with the enemy : harming some to save others from the Nazis -- Post conflict : moral improvisation and new obligations -- Post conflict : jus post bello, proportionality, and rehabilitation -- Terrorism and several moral distinctions -- Self defense, resistance, and suicide : the Taliban women -- Nuclear deterrence and noncombatants.

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Subjects

Guerre -- Aspect moral Guerre juste Just war doctrine Military ethics Morale militaire War -- Moral and ethical aspects

Writers

Kamm, F. M., (Frances Myrna)

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