The Ethics of Self-Defense

Christian Coons is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. His research focuses on theory selection in normative ethics, the nature of value, and the structural relationship between normative concepts.Michael Weber is Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. His research in moral and political philosophy centers on contemporary egalitarianism, rational choice theory, and the place of the emotions in ethics.

• 1. Introduction Christian Coons and Michael Weber2. Recipe for a Theory of Self-Defense: The Ingredients, and Some Cooking Suggestions Larry Alexander3. The Moral Responsibility Account of Liability to Defensive Harm Michael Otsuka4. Defensive Liability Without Culpability Saba Bazargan5. Defense of Self and Others Against Culpable Rights Violators Peter Vallentyne6. Causation, Culpability, and Liability Victor Tadors7. Self-Defense and Risks Vera Bergelson8. The Role of Necessity in Liability to Defensive Harm Helen Frowe9. Proportionality in Defense Kai Draper10. The Limits of Self-Defense Jeff McMahan11. Against Liability: A Reasons-Based Account of Self-Defense Michelle Madden Dempsey12. Forfeiture and Self-Defense Kimberly Ferzan13. Stand Your Ground Heidi Hurd14. Fight or Flight: Moral Intuitions, Institutions, and the Right to Stand One's Ground Ian Fishback15. Liability and the Ethics of War: A Response to Strawser and McMahan Seth Lazar BibliographyIndex