War and post-truth: Moral equality of combatants and inculpable ignorance in just war theory
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This paper aims to explain the effect of post-truth on revisionism in Just War Theory. Revisionism JWT is based claim that Jus ad Bellum and Bello cannot be separated only combatants who fight just side are morally justified killing. Presupposition this argument can ought know moral status their side. will demonstrate it impossible demand whether by investigating implications modern conflicts. By demonstrating practical impossibility just, author show assumption inculpable ignorance war must remain essence JWT. Posttruth phenomenon fortifies necessity separating from upholding principle equality contemporary wars.
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عنوان ژورنال: Theoria
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1665-6415']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/theo2104111s