Description
The fifteen new essays collected in this volume address questions concerning the ethics of self-defense, most centrally when and to what extent the use of defensive force, especially lethal force, can be justified. Scholarly interest in this topic reflects public concern stemming from controversial cases of the use of force by police, and military force exercised in the name of defending against transnational terrorism. The contributors pay special attention to determining when a threat is liable to defensive harm, though doubts about this emphasis are also raised. The legitimacy of so-called "stand your ground" policies and laws is also addressed. This volume will be of great interest to readers in moral, political, and legal philosophy.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction Christian Coons and Michael Weber2. Recipe for a Theory of Self-Defense: The Ingredients, and Some Cooking Suggestions Larry Alexander3. The Moral Responsibility Account of Liability to Defensive Harm Michael Otsuka4. Defensive Liability Without Culpability Saba Bazargan5. Defense of Self and Others Against Culpable Rights Violators Peter Vallentyne6. Causation, Culpability, and Liability Victor Tadors7. Self-Defense and Risks Vera Bergelson8. The Role of Necessity in Liability to Defensive Harm Helen Frowe9. Proportionality in Defense Kai Draper10. The Limits of Self-Defense Jeff McMahan11. Against Liability: A Reasons-Based Account of Self-Defense Michelle Madden Dempsey12. Forfeiture and Self-Defense Kimberly Ferzan13. Stand Your Ground Heidi Hurd14. Fight or Flight: Moral Intuitions, Institutions, and the Right to Stand One's Ground Ian Fishback15. Liability and the Ethics of War: A Response to Strawser and McMahan Seth LazarBibliographyIndex
