The Bounds of Defense: Killing, Moral Responsibility, and War

by Bradley Strawser

Most people believe that killing someone, while generally morally wrong, can in some cases be a permissible act. Most people similarly believe that war, while awful, can be justified. Bradley Jay Strawser examines a set of related moral issues in war: when it is permissible to kill in defense of others; what moral responsibility would be required to be liable for such defensive killing; how that permission can extend to whole groups of people; and,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190692510
• ISBN13: 9780190692513
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"