Titel
Justifiable Killing in War? For Taking the Soldier's Stance Seriously in War Ethics
Abstract
The paper builds on a current debate in the philosophy of war, which are rules that contribute to the containment of war and to a system of fair rules in warfare. Both are key issues in the “jus in bello” as a central part of war ethics. Recently, philosophers have questioned a general exculpation of soldiers in that context. Instead of restricting the debate on “justifiable killing” to the “jus ad bellum,”which explores moral restrictions in starting warfare, philosophers examine moral implications when soldiers kill in war. Even though epistemic limitations and duties of soldiers need to be taken into account, the paper argues for a more detailed exploration of acts of killing in war by soldiers.
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1049569
Erschienen in
Titel
Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society – J-RaT
Band
4
Ausgabe
1
Seitenanfang
6
Seitenende
20
Verlag
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co, KG
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Zugänglichkeit
Rechteangabe
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