The role of motivation in the unjust combatants responsibility

<p>Considering that unjust combatants do not have the same rights as the just combatants, I will analyze whether motivation plays a crucial role in the moral responsibility of unjust combatants. ‘The motivations’ mean the moral reasons for acceding of combatants to war. I will examine the moti...

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Main Author: B. Slawinska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 2016-02-01
Series:Bajo Palabra
Online Access:https://revistas.uam.es/bajopalabra/article/view/3239
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description <p>Considering that unjust combatants do not have the same rights as the just combatants, I will analyze whether motivation plays a crucial role in the moral responsibility of unjust combatants. ‘The motivations’ mean the moral reasons for acceding of combatants to war. I will examine the motivations of soldiers and their influence on moral responsibility and indicate whether this has effect on the unjust combatants’ justification. I would like to underline the connection between neurobiology and ethics which can help to look at this problem from a different perspective1.</p><p>Keywords: Motivation, Belief, Combatants, McMahan, Moral Responsibility, Justification.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-ecf6cb0ed4604601a820ac77ec4f95132022-12-22T03:27:30ZengUniversidad Autónoma de MadridBajo Palabra1576-39351887-505X2016-02-01073049The role of motivation in the unjust combatants responsibilityB. Slawinska<p>Considering that unjust combatants do not have the same rights as the just combatants, I will analyze whether motivation plays a crucial role in the moral responsibility of unjust combatants. ‘The motivations’ mean the moral reasons for acceding of combatants to war. I will examine the motivations of soldiers and their influence on moral responsibility and indicate whether this has effect on the unjust combatants’ justification. I would like to underline the connection between neurobiology and ethics which can help to look at this problem from a different perspective1.</p><p>Keywords: Motivation, Belief, Combatants, McMahan, Moral Responsibility, Justification.</p>https://revistas.uam.es/bajopalabra/article/view/3239
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