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- Title: Counterfactuals and the Proportionality Criterion.
- Author : Ethics & International Affairs
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 268 KB
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In order for a resort to war or military force to be morally justified, it is widely held that in addition to there being a just cause, the good achieved by the war must be proportionate to the harm caused. As I write this, the importance of the proportionality test is being exemplified in the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. In that war, many agree that Israel has the right to defend itself in light of Hezbollah's acts of aggression. (1) What has loomed large in public debate is whether Israel's response has been proportionate. In this essay, I will address certain general theoretical issues surrounding the proportionality criterion. My focus will be developing and defending what I call a baseline account of proportionality and explaining the role counterfactual considerations play in that account. At the end of the essay, I will use that account to provide a proper framework for debating the proportionality of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. COMPLICATIONS IN APPLYING THE PROPORTIONALITY CRITERION
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