The Problem with Preparing to Kill in Self‐Defense.
In a society marked by liberal gun ownership laws, and an increasingly militarized police force, how should we think about cases where a homeowner shoots a person who has mistakenly knocked on the wrong door, or where a police officer shoots someone who is unarmed? The general tendency – by shooters...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Philosophy Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 575 - 590 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2024
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