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The moral equality of combatants
The moral equality of combatants

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The moral equality of combatants

Introduction

This OpenLearn free course introduces and explores the idea of the moral equality of combatants and discusses the question of the basis of liability to killing in war. It invites students to understand and assess the epistemological argument for the moral equality of combatants and other arguments for and against this idea.

This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A333 Key questions in philosophy [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .