Posts filed under 'War'
Tired yet?
My sentiments exactly: http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=88
2 comments September 11, 2006
Collateral Damage, Terrorism, Laws of War
Just something that has been bouncing around in my head for a while. What is moral difference between targeting civilians and engaging in military actions that you know with a high degree of certainty will result in civilian injuries and death? Shouldn’t the principle be “do no harm”, not “don’t say you’re going to harm”? Here are some articles I dug up on the web:
“Collateral Damage is Murder” by Michael Boldin
“Terrorism and Response: A Moral Inquiry into the Killing of Noncombatants” by Camillo C. Bica, Ph.D.
“Reflections on Kant and Moral Equivalence” by Michael Neumann
If any anyone knows of other writings on this subject, legal or otherwise, please let me know!
1 comment August 23, 2006
