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September 10, 2025Journal of Ethics and Social PhilosophyOpen Access

The Weight of Authority in War

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DEDavid Estlund

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Overview

Philosophical analysis explores military killing's permissibility under authority, highlighting tensions.

Key Points

  • Military killing under authority can be seen as permissible, yet it raises moral dilemmas about unjust wars.
  • Renzo's argument suggests that duty to follow orders may coexist with the view that some killings are morally wrong.
  • The discussion includes examples of national defense, reinforcing the complexity of moral intuition related to conflict.
  • A more restrictive stance on authority clashes not only with our moral intuitions but also with practical implications of war.

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David Estlund (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c192579b7b07f3a0616cdbhttps://doi.org/10.26556/jesp.v30i5.4143
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