Ethics of Self-Defense

by Coons and Christian Coons

The fifteen new essays collected in this volume address questions concerning the ethics of self-defense, most centrally when and to what extent the use of defensive force, especially lethal force, can be justified. Scholarly interest in this topic reflects public concern stemming from controversial cases of the use of force by police, and military force exercised in the name of defending against transnational terrorism. The contributors pay special...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190206098
• ISBN13: 9780190206093
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.8"