Aquinas's Opposition to Killing the Innocent and its Distinctiveness within the Christian just War Tradition
This essay argues that Aquinas's position regarding the killing of innocent people differs significantly from other representatives of the Christian just war tradition. While his predecessors, notably Augustine, as well as his successors, from Cajetan and Vitoria onward, affirm the legitimacy o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 481-509 |
| Further subjects: | B
collateral damage
B innocent civilians B Saint Augustine B just war and pacifism B Thomas Aquinas B double effect |
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