Ethics, Killing and WarCambridge University Press, 9 בפבר׳ 1995 - 256 עמודים Can war ever be justified? Why is it wrong to kill? In this new book Richard Norman looks at these and other related questions, and thereby examines the possibility and nature of rational moral argument. Practical examples, such as the Gulf War and the Falklands War, are used to show that, while moral philosophy can offer no easy answers, it is a worthwhile enterprise that sheds light on many pressing contemporary problems. |
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Moral thinking | 1 |
The wrongness of killing | 36 |
Killing and letting die | 73 |
Killing in selfdefence | 117 |
Killing the innocent | 159 |
Having no choice | 207 |
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action acts and omissions aggression aggressor alternative apartheid appeal argued attacker attitude Bernard Williams bombing civilians claim combatants concepts conflict consequences consequentialism consequentialist culture death defence defensive deterrence distinction doctrine of double double effect enemy enemy combatants Ethics euthanasia example experience fact feelings fight forced choice human responses idea important individual self-defence intended internal invasion involves Iraqi J. J. C. Smart judgement jus ad bellum jus in bello justified killing in self-defence kinds Kuwait language lives look means moral argument moral responsibility moral thinking nation Nazism non-combatant immunity non-violent resistance nuclear deterrence nuclear weapons objection one's pacifist particular people's person Peter Singer philosophical plausible political sovereignty position possible previous chapter principle punishment question Raskolnikov reasons recognise relations relevant respect for autonomy sanctity sense shared simply situation social someone suffering suggest supposed theory things Thomas Nagel threat tradition unintended utilitarian Walzer wrongness of killing