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On War and Innocence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2010

Laura Westra
Laura Westra
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University of Toledo
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In this paper I propose to examine a notion often used in assessing the morality of war: “innocence”. Assessments of innocence within this context range from Nagel's straightforward working definition of ”currently harmless”, to Richard Wasserstrom's painstakingly legalistic assessment, to Anscombe's definition and discussion of innocence and responsibility.

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Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , Winter 1986 , pp. 735 - 740
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Copyright © Canadian Philosophical Association 1986

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