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Bradley Jay Strawser - Killing Bin Laden - 9781137440709 - V9781137440709
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Killing Bin Laden

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Description for Killing Bin Laden Hardback. Strawser examines several possible ethical justifications for the killing of Osama bin Laden and finds nearly all of them wanting. One, however, he argues is sound: that bin Laden was liable to be killed as a necessary and proportionate act of defensive harm on behalf of innocent people. Num Pages: 87 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Strawser examines several possible ethical justifications for the killing of Osama bin Laden and finds nearly all of them wanting. One, however, he argues is sound: that bin Laden was liable to be killed as a necessary and proportionate act of defensive harm on behalf of innocent people.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
87
Condition
New
Number of Pages
79
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137440709
SKU
V9781137440709
Shipping Time
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99-15

About Bradley Jay Strawser
Dr. Bradley J. Strawser is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Naval Postgraduate School, USA, and Research Associate with Oxford University's Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict. He recently published Opposing Perspectives on the Drone Debate, a point-counterpoint style book on the ethics of drones.

Reviews for Killing Bin Laden
'Strawser's deft handling of complex philosophical issues as applied to the killing of Bin Laden is practical ethics at its very best: a must read for anyone with an interest (academic or not) in the controversial practice of targeted killing." - Professor Cécile Fabre, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, UK "Bradley Strawser's intricate, ... Read more

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