Collectivist defenses of the moral equality of combatants

Journal of Military Ethics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-59

  McMahan, Jeff ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Killing; Liability; Moral equality of combatants; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994703533     PISSN: 15027570     EISSN: 15027589     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15027570601183295     Document Type: Article

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