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Ideas for 'Saundaranandakavya', 'Killing in War' and '23: First Epistle of John'

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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions

23616	Legal excuses are duress, ignorance, and diminished responsibility [McMahan]
	Full Idea: The common legal practice is to distinguish three broad categories of excuse: duress, epistemic limitation, and diminished responsibility.
	From: Jeff McMahan (Killing in War [2009], 3.2.1)
	A reaction: McMahan cites these with reference to soldiers in wartime, but they have general application. The third one seems particularly open to very wide interpretation. Presumably I can't be excused by just being irresponsible.