Proportionality in War: Revising Revisionism.

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  • Author(s): Tomlin, Patrick
  • Source:
    Ethics. Oct2020, Vol. 131 Issue 1, p34-61. 28p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      COMMUNIST revisionism; WAR & ethics; PROPORTIONALITY (Ethics); STRATEGIC bombing; JUSTICE
    • Abstract:
      In this article I argue that revisionists in just war theory must further revise their proportionality principles. I show that on the revisionist view it is possible for a war to be proportionate, even though all the acts of war are disproportionate, and it is possible for a war to be disproportionate, even though all the acts of war are proportionate. I then argue that consideration of these cases shows the revisionist view, as it stands, to be unsatisfactory, and I explore some ways in which revisionists might further revise their understanding of proportionality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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