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Self-Defense: Agent-Neutral and Agent-Relative Accounts.

Authors :
Waldron, Jeremy
Source :
California Law Review. May2000, Vol. 88 Issue 3, p711. 39p.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

Explores the theory of self-defense, considering the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. Hypothetical case regarding innocent threat; Argument on the unintelligibility of a covenant renouncing self-defense; Hobbesian necessity; Rationality and the impulse to self-defense.

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Subjects :
*SELF-defense (Law)

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Language :
English
ISSN :
00081221
Volume :
88
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
California Law Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
3264607
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/3481190
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