Collective War and Individualistic Ethics: Against the Conscription of "Self-Defense"

Collective War and Individualistic Ethics: Against the Conscription of "Self-Defense"

An essay argues for an alternative view of individual self-defense which refuses to condone elimination of blameless people. A compromise between individualist and collectivist views of human reality provides an alternative moral analysis of the war ethic.

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Veröffentlicht in:Political theory 1993-11, Vol.21 (4), p.606-622
1. Verfasser: Zohar, Noam J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bombings
DEFENSE POLICY AND SPENDING
Enemy personnel
Essays
Ethics
Guilt
International relations theory
Killing
Military ethics
Morality
PERSONAL ETHICS
Philosophy
Philosophy of history. Social and political philosophy. Philosophy of law
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OR POLITICAL DEGENERATION
Political philosophy
Political science
POLITICAL THEORY
Politics and Difference
RECTITUDE, MORALITY, GOODNESS (ALSO IMMORALITY)
Right of self defense
Self defense
Social and political philosophy
WAR
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Zusammenfassung:An essay argues for an alternative view of individual self-defense which refuses to condone elimination of blameless people. A compromise between individualist and collectivist views of human reality provides an alternative moral analysis of the war ethic.
ISSN:0090-5917
1552-7476
DOI:10.1177/0090591793021004003