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Proportionality in the Morality of War
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Just war theory, the most widely accepted theory of the morality of war, contains two proportionality conditions that say a war or an act in war is justified only if the damage it causes is not excessive. These conditions have figured prominently in recent debates about the morality of particular wars, including the Gulf, Kosovo, and Iraq wars. But commentators often say the conditions are poorly understood, so it is unclear exactly what they do and do not forbid. In this article I will try t...
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