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Ideas for 'talk', 'The Idea of Justice' and 'Killing in War'

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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
20995 Capabilities are part of freedom, involving real opportunities [Sen]
20998 Freedom can involve capabilities, independence and non-interference [Sen]
25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality
20997 The need for equality among people arises from impartiality and objectivity [Sen]
20996 All modern theories of justice demand equality of something [Sen]
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
23606 Liberty Rights are permissions, and Claim Rights are freedom from intervention [McMahan]
20988 Freedom from torture or terrorist attacks is independent of citizenship [Sen]
25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice
20980 You don't need a complete theory of justice to see that slavery is wrong [Sen]
20978 Practical justice concerns not only ideals, but ways to achieve them [Sen]
20985 Our institutions should promote justice, rather than embodying it [Sen]
20994 We must focus on removing manifest injustice, not just try to design a perfect society [Sen]
21000 If justice needs public reasoning, which needs democracy, then justice and democracy are linked [Sen]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars
23595 The worst unjustified wars have no aim at all [McMahan]
23619 A defensive war is unjust, if it is responding to a just war [McMahan]
23594 Wars can be unjust, despite a just cause, if they are unnecessary or excessive or of mixed cause [McMahan]
23597 Just war theory says all and only persons posing a threat are liable to attack [McMahan]
23620 A person or state may be attacked if they are responsible for an unjustified threat [McMahan]
23598 You (e.g. a police officer) are not liable to attack just because you pose a threat [McMahan]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war
23600 Proportionality in fighting can't be judged independently of the justice of each side [McMahan]
23603 Can an army start an unjust war, and then fight justly to defend their own civilians? [McMahan]
23611 Soldiers cannot freely fight in unjust wars, just because they behave well when fighting [McMahan]
23612 The law of war differs from criminal law; attacking just combatants is immoral, but legal [McMahan]
23617 If the unjust combatants are morally excused they are innocent, so how can they be killed? [McMahan]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / c. Combatants
23599 You don't become a legitimate target, just because you violently resist an unjust attack [McMahan]
23596 If all combatants are seen as morally equal, that facilitates starting unjust wars [McMahan]
23604 Volunteer soldiers accept the risk of attack, but they don't agree to it, or to their deaths [McMahan]
23608 If being part of a big collective relieves soldiers of moral responsibility, why not the leaders too? [McMahan]
23610 If soldiers can't refuse to fight in unjust wars, can they choose to fight in just wars? [McMahan]
23613 Equality is both sides have permission, or both sides are justified, or one justified the other permitted [McMahan]
23615 Fighting unjustly under duress does not justify it, or permit it, but it may excuse it [McMahan]
23605 Soldiers cannot know enough facts to evaluate the justice of their war [McMahan]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / d. Non-combatants
23602 Innocence implies not being morally responsible, rather than merely being guiltless [McMahan]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / e. Peace
23618 Unconditional surrender can't be demanded, since evil losers still have legitimate conditions [McMahan]