12: Should Civilians Be Spared?

Authors

Sandra Bertin, DePauw University
Christiane Wisehart, DePauw UniversityFollow
Andy Cullison, DePauw University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-28-2016

Abstract

On today’s episode, we have one major question for philosopher Seth Lazar: is it ever acceptable to kill civilians in war? As with all good questions in philosophy, it turned out to be a lot more complicated than we initially thought. Lazar wrote Sparing Civilians, out now from Oxford University Press. He lays out what it takes for a civilian or soldier to be considered a threat, what it takes for someone be responsible for that threat, and how to weigh risking harm to other people. Then later in the show, host Andy Cullison sits down with producers Sandra Bertin and Christiane Wisehart to discuss what responsibility civilians in the United States have for foreign wars.

Recommended Citation

Bertin, Sandra; Wisehart, Christiane; and Cullison, Andy, "12: Should Civilians Be Spared?" (2016). Examining Ethics Podcast. 15, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/examining-ethics/15