Justifiable Killing in War?: For Taking the Soldier's Stance Seriously in War Ethics

Angela Kallhoff

doi:10.14220/jrat.2018.4.1.6

Justifiable Killing in War? For Taking the Soldier's Stance Seriously in War Ethics

Angela Kallhoff

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

The paper builds on a current debate in the philosophy of war, which are rules that contribute to the containment of war and to a system of fair rules in warfare. Both are key issues in the “jus in bello” as a central part of war ethics. Recently, philosophers have questioned a general exculpation of soldiers in that context. Instead of restricting the debate on “justifiable killing” to the “jus ad bellum,”which explores moral restrictions in starting warfare, philosophers examine moral implications when soldiers kill in war. Even though epistemic limitations and duties of soldiers need to be taken into account, the paper argues for a more detailed exploration of acts of killing in war by soldiers.

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-20
Number of pages	15
Journal	Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14220/jrat.2018.4.1.6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2018

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

603103 Ethics
603113 Philosophy
509020 Military ethics

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Introduction: Moralities of Warfare and Religion
Schulte-Umberg, T. & Kallhoff, A., 2018, In: Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society. 4, 1, p. 1-5
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Kallhoff, A. (ed.) & Schulte-Umberg, T. (ed.), 1 Jul 2018, Göttingen: V&R unipress. 285 p. (Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society; No. 1, Vol. 4).
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Justifiable Killing in War? For Taking the Soldier's Stance Seriously in War Ethics

Abstract

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

UN SDGs

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War Ethics Old and New

The Moral Work of Collectivity in War Ethics

Moralities of Warfare

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Zeitenwende - Hat der Pazifismus ausgedient?

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KULTURMONTAG: Zeitenwende - Hat der Pazifismus ausgedient?

Introduction: Moralities of Warfare and Religion

Moralities of Warfare and Religion

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