PHIL 2429 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Judith Jarvis Thomson, Raygun, J. Walter Thompson
25 Dec 2016
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Although disagreed upon, many just war theorists (jwt) interpret some relationship between war and self-defence. Pacifism the belief that it is never morally permissible to use force against another person: committed: even one"s life is threatened, no moral basis to use force to prevent attack. Some endorse fleeing rather than using force against attacker. Property alone usually not thought of to be sufficient importance to make serious harm a proportionate means of protection: some though believe that it is our right to feel safe etc. Elevator scenario: in an elevator with stranger, who is schizophrenic. They go into an episode and attack you. Vehicle scenario: driver is a great driver who does everything right. One day a freak accident causes his car brakes to fail. Assumes that people have a right not to be killed, thus if it becomes permissible to kill someone need an explanation for what happened to their right not to be killed.
