Ethics for enemies : terror, torture, and war
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Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
178 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: 2011.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Ethics for Enemies comprises three original philosophical essays on torture, terrorism, and war. F.M. Kamm deploys ethical theory in her challenging new treatments of these most controversial practical issues. First she considers the nature of torture and the various occasions on which it could occur, in order to determine why it might be wrong to torture a wrongdoer held captive, even if this were necessary to save his victims. In the second essay she considers what makes terrorism wrong--whether it is the intention to harm civilians, rather than harm to them being 'collateral damage, ' or something else--and whether terrorism is always wrong. The third essay discusses whether having a right reason, in the sense of a right intention, is necessary in order for a war to be just. Kamm then examines ways in which the harms of war can be proportional to the achievement of the just cause and other goods that war can bring about, so as to make the declaration of war permissible."--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kamm, F. M. (2013). Ethics for enemies: terror, torture, and war . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kamm, F. M. 2013. Ethics for Enemies: Terror, Torture, and War. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kamm, F. M. Ethics for Enemies: Terror, Torture, and War Oxford University Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kamm, F. M. Ethics for Enemies: Terror, Torture, and War Oxford University Press, 2013.
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