Self-Defense, Forfeiture and Necessity
(2019) In Philosophical Papers 48(3). p.335-358- Abstract
- The thesis of this paper is that it is possible to explain why a culpable aggressor forfeits his right not to suffer the harm necessary to prevent his aggression if a killer forfeits his right to life. I argue that this strategy accounts also for the necessity restriction on self-defense. I respond to several objections, including the worry that it makes no sense to attempt a derivation of the relatively uncontroversial (aggressor’s forfeiture) from the highly controversial (killer’s forfeiture).
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- author
- Alm, David LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2019-11
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Philosophical Papers
- volume
- 48
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 25 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85061300700
- ISSN
- 0556-8641
- DOI
- 10.1080/05568641.2018.1500145
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 031b4655-781f-4530-9b83-2ae1486a0621
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