Conditional Threats

Abstract In this paper I ponder the moral status of conditional threats, in particular the extent to which a threatened party would be permitted to use (lethal) defensive force. I first investigate a mugger case before turning briefly to the more complicated issue of national defence in the face of...

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Main Author: Øverland, Gerhard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2010
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2010, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 334-345
Further subjects:B CONDITIONAL THREATS
B MORAL CULPABILITY
B Risk
B Responsibility
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