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Killing a person is in general among the most seriously wrongful
forms of action, yet most of us accept that it can be permissible
to kill people on a large scale in war. Does morality become more
permissive in a state of war? Jeff McMahan argues that conditions
in war make no difference to what morality permits and the
justifications for killing people are the same in war as they are
in other contexts, such as individual self-defence. This view is
radically at odds with the traditional theory of the just war and
has implications that challenge common sense views. McMahan argues,
for example, that it is wrong to fight in a war that is unjust
because it lacks a just cause.
The increased military employment of remotely operated aerial
vehicles, also known as drones, has raised a wide variety of
important ethical questions, concerns, and challenges. Many of
these have not yet received the serious scholarly examination such
worries rightly demand. This volume attempts to fill that gap
through sustained analysis of a wide range of specific moral issues
that arise from this new form of killing by remote control. Many,
for example, are troubled by the impact that killing through the
mediated mechanisms of a drone half a world away has on the pilots
who fly them. What happens to concepts such as bravery and courage
when a war-fighter controlling a drone is never exposed to any
physical danger? This dramatic shift in risk also creates
conditions of extreme asymmetry between those who wage war and
those they fight. What are the moral implications of such asymmetry
on the military that employs such drones and the broader questions
for war and a hope for peace in the world going forward? How does
this technology impact the likely successes of counter-insurgency
operations or humanitarian interventions? Does not such weaponry
run the risk of making war too easy to wage and tempt policy makers
into killing when other more difficult means should be undertaken?
Killing By Remote Control directly engages all of these issues.
Some essays discuss the just war tradition and explore whether the
rise of drones necessitates a shift in the ways we think about the
ethics of war in the broadest sense. Others scrutinize more
specific uses of drones, such as their present use in what are
known as "targeted killing" by the United States. The book
similarly tackles the looming prospect of autonomous drones and the
many serious moral misgivings such a future portends. "A
path-breaking volume! BJ Strawser, an internationally known analyst
of drone ethics, has assembled a broad spectrum of civilian and
military experts to create the first book devoted to this
hot-button issue. This important work represents vanguard thinking
on weapon systems that make headlines nearly every day. It will
catalyze debates policy-makers and military leaders must have in
order to preserve peace and protect the innocent. - James Cook,
Department Chair/Head of Philosophy, US Air Force Academy "The use
of 'drones' (remotely piloted air vehicles) in war has grown
exponentially in recent years. Clearly, this evolution presages an
enormous explosion of robotic vehicles in war - in the air, on the
ground, and on and under the sea. This collection of essays
provides an invaluable contribution to what promises to be one of
the most fundamental challenges to our assumptions about ethics and
warfare in at least the last century. The authors in this anthology
approach the ethical challenges posed by these rapidly advancing
technologies from a wide range of perspectives. Cumulatively, they
represent an essential overview of the fundamental ethical issues
involved in their development. This collection makes a key
contribution to an urgently needed dialogue about the moral
questions involved." - Martin L. Cook, Adm. James B. Stockdale
Professor of Professional Military Ethics, Professor Leadership
& Ethics, College of Operational & Strategic Leadership,
U.S. Naval War College
Ethics and Humanity pays to tribute to Jonathan Glover, a
pioneering figure whose thought and personal influence have had a
significant impact on applied philosophy. In topics that include
genetic engineering, abortion, euthanasia, war, and moral
responsibility, Glover has made seminal contributions. The papers
collected here, written by some of the most distinguished
contemporary moral philosophers, address topics to which Glover has
contributed, with particular emphasis on problems of conflict
discussed in his book, Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth
Century. There are also moving testaments to the influence Glover
has had on colleagues, students, and friends. Glover himself
contributes a series of fine replies, which constitute an important
addition to his published work.
This magisterial work is the first comprehensive study of the ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual killed is uncertain. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the immorality of killing, McMahan looks carefully at a host of practical issues, including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.
Killing a person is in general among the most seriously wrongful
forms of action, yet most of us accept that it can be permissible
to kill people on a large scale in war. Does morality become more
permissive in a state of war? Jeff McMahan argues that conditions
in war make no difference to what morality permits and the
justifications for killing people are the same in war as they are
in other contexts, such as individual self-defence. This view is
radically at odds with the traditional theory of the just war and
has implications that challenge common sense views. McMahan argues,
for example, that it is wrong to fight in a war that is unjust
because it lacks a just cause.
This magisterial work is the first comprehensive study of the ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual is uncertain or controversial. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the wrongness of killing, McMahan looks carefully at a host of practical issues including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide and euthanasia.
The resurgence of nationalist sentiment in many parts of the world
today, together with the erosion of national barriers through the
continuing rapid expansion of globalizing technologies and economic
structures, has made questions about nationalism more pressing than
ever.
Collecting new work by some of the leading moral and political
thinkers of our time, including Jonathan Glover, Will Kymlicka,
Avishai Margalit, Samuel Scheffler, Yael Tamir, Charles Taylor, and
Michael Walzer, this important volume seeks to illuminate
nationalism from a moral and evaluative perspective rather than to
provide policy prescriptions or predictive analyses. With
discussion of issues such as the ideal of national self-
determination, the permissibility of secession, the legitimacy of
international intervention, and tolerance between nations, The
Morality of Nationalism contains both pro- and anti-nationalist
argument and concentrates throughout on matters of deep ethical and
political significance. To what extent should people be permitted
to act on the basis of loyalty to those to whom they are specially
related? Are there benign forms of nationalism? Should liberals
repudiate nationalism? What value should we attach to cultural
diversity?
Provocative and timely, The Morality of Nationalism will interest a
variety of readers, from political philosophers and
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