Screen LibraryKilling Bin Laden an ethical analysis /
Strawser examines several possible ethical justifications for the killing of Osama bin Laden and finds nearly all of them wanting. One, however, he argues is sound: that bin Laden was liable to be killed as a necessary and proportionate act of defensive harm on behalf of innocent people.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Strawser examines several possible ethical justifications for the killing of Osama bin Laden and finds nearly all of them wanting. One, however, he argues is sound: that bin Laden was liable to be killed as a necessary and proportionate act of defensive harm on behalf of innocent people. 'Strawser's deft handling of complex philosophical issues as applied to the killing of Bin Laden is practical ethics at its very best: a must read for anyone with an interest (academic or not) in the controversial practice of targeted killing." - Professor Cecile Fabre, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, UK "Bradley Strawser's intricate, creative, and fascinating discussion of the killing of Osama bin Laden accomplishes two rare achievements: It advances a sophisticated and provocative argument which will be of interest to specialists in ethics and foreign polic |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137440709. |
| Carrier Form: | 88 p. |
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9781137434937 : 1137434937 : |
| CLC: | B82-051 |
| Contents: | Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Liability to Defensive Harm 2. The Case of UBL 3. Possible Moral Justifications 4. UBL's Liability to be Killed 5. Objection: Defensive Killing or Execution? 6. Sovereignty Issues and Precedent Setting Problems 7. The Celebration of a Liable Person's Death? Bibliography. |