Shooting to Kill: The Ethics of Police and Military Use of Lethal Force

by Seumas Miller

Book Overview

Terrorism, the use of military force in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and the fatal police shootings of unarmed persons have all contributed to renewed interest in the ethics of police and military use of lethal force and its moral justification. In this book, philosopher Seumas Miller analyzes the various moral justifications and moral responsibilities involved in the use of lethal force by police and military combatants, relying on a distinctive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190626143
• ISBN13: 9780190626143
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"