The role of motivation in the unjust combatants responsibility
<p>Considering that unjust combatants do not have the same rights as the just combatants, I will analyze whether motivation plays a crucial role in the moral responsibility of unjust combatants. ‘The motivations’ mean the moral reasons for acceding of combatants to war. I will examine the moti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Bajo Palabra |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.uam.es/bajopalabra/article/view/3239 |
| Summary: | <p>Considering that unjust combatants do not have the same rights as the just combatants, I will analyze whether motivation plays a crucial role in the moral responsibility of unjust combatants. ‘The motivations’ mean the moral reasons for acceding of combatants to war. I will examine the motivations of soldiers and their influence on moral responsibility and indicate whether this has effect on the unjust combatants’ justification. I would like to underline the connection between neurobiology and ethics which can help to look at this problem from a different perspective1.</p><p>Keywords: Motivation, Belief, Combatants, McMahan, Moral Responsibility, Justification.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1576-3935 1887-505X |