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1. Innocence and Complex Threats: Upholding the War Ethic and the Condemnation of Terrorism.

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Zohar, Noam J.

Subjects
*WAR & ethics, *SELF-defense, *THREATS, *TERRORISM
Abstract

Examines the arguments of Judith Jarvis Thomson, who contends that self-defense justifies killing innocent threats but not innocent bystanders, even if the latter obstruct one's ability to flee from a lethal threat. Analysis of the justifications of the war ethic; Discussion on the moral force of noncombatant immunity; Elaboration on the unconditional condemnation of terrorism.

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2004
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