MODR 1760 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Thomas Nagel, Unlawful Combatant, Ant-Zen
14 Sep 2017
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With good reasons war and terrorism: pacifism (douglas p. lackey, varieties of pacifism (cid:862)lit and let live(cid:863) pacifism does not constitute a moral point of view. If an action is wrong, the judgment entails no one should do the action: ur values are ultimately applied to others. If the case, never morally permissible to kill someone in order to save greater number of lives: universal pacifism, christian pacifism, universal pacifist are morally opposed to all violence. In christian era, had to follow christ and obey his teachings: meant avoid killing and reject violence, however, in closer inspection to the gospel, somehow contradicts pacifism in a sense, church fathers question whether christ intended that the. Empire and church should remain undefended: also (cid:862)unto god the things that are god"s(cid:863) If everyone was pacifist, world would be peaceful: however, cannot be establish pacifism as moral imperative.
