Killing in war

Killing a person is in general among the most seriously wrongful forms of action, yet most of us accept that it can be permissible to kill people on a large scale in war. Does morality become more permissive in a state of war? Jeff McMahan argues that conditions in war make no difference to what mor...

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Main Author:	McMahan, Jeff
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Clarendon Press 2009
Series:	Uehiro series in practical ethics
Subjects:	War > Moral and ethical aspects Combat > Moral and ethical aspects Military ethics Conscientious objection Responsibility
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