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Krzywdzenie a przyzwalanie na krzywdę. Część II: Prawo do samoobrony
Hurting and allowing harm. Part II: A right to self defense

Author(s): Mirosław Rutkowski
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: hurting; allowing harm; Tooley's machine; the principle of moral symmetry; third party; counterfactual definition of harm; third party observer; right to self-defense

Summary/Abstract: Hurting and allowing harm. Part II: A right to self defenseIn this article I defence the thesis that there is a morally significant difference between doing harm (or harming) and merely allowing harm to happen.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 43-59
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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