Ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civilians

<p>In war a soldier behaving properly should take into account a universal requirement not to kill, to be applied strictly in dealing with civilians, but at the same time to support the exception of taking the life of enemy combatants as an act of selfdefense. This is the usual way to distingu...

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Main Author: Francisco Lara
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2013-12-01
Series:Revista de Filosofia
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/43389
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spelling doaj-d4a63758ee3b44bb9a963b25811265112020-11-25T00:42:34ZdeuUniversidad Complutense de MadridRevista de Filosofia0034-82441988-284X2013-12-01382799810.5209/rev_RESF.2013.v38.n2.4338942119Ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civiliansFrancisco Lara0Universidad de Granada<p>In war a soldier behaving properly should take into account a universal requirement not to kill, to be applied strictly in dealing with civilians, but at the same time to support the exception of taking the life of enemy combatants as an act of selfdefense. This is the usual way to distinguish morally the proper treatment to soldiers and civilians. In this article the author criticizes it and outlines a different way to understand and justify the moral distinction mentioned.</p>http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/43389ética de la guerraprincipio de inmunidad de los no combatientesdefensa propiaconsecuencialismo
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Ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civilians
Revista de Filosofia
ética de la guerra
principio de inmunidad de los no combatientes
defensa propia
consecuencialismo
author_facet Francisco Lara
author_sort Francisco Lara
title Ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civilians
title_short Ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civilians
title_full Ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civilians
title_fullStr Ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civilians
title_full_unstemmed Ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civilians
title_sort ethics in war: the distinction between soldiers and civilians
publisher Universidad Complutense de Madrid
series Revista de Filosofia
issn 0034-8244
1988-284X
publishDate 2013-12-01
description <p>In war a soldier behaving properly should take into account a universal requirement not to kill, to be applied strictly in dealing with civilians, but at the same time to support the exception of taking the life of enemy combatants as an act of selfdefense. This is the usual way to distinguish morally the proper treatment to soldiers and civilians. In this article the author criticizes it and outlines a different way to understand and justify the moral distinction mentioned.</p>
topic ética de la guerra
principio de inmunidad de los no combatientes
defensa propia
consecuencialismo
url http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/43389
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