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PHIL235 - Ethics of Violence, War and Terrorism

Description

A philosophical investigation of the moral problems that arise in the context of violence, war and terrorism. Topics may include: moral justifications for war and other forms of political violence; moral limits on tactics and weaponry; humanitarian intervention and the duty to protect; the coherence and limits of moral distinctions between combatants and non-combatants; transitional justice; the ethics of torture.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0 or 2-0-1

Course offered by

Department of Philosophy

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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