J McMahan 'How ethical is it to kill your enemies?' | Special issue on Russia-Ukraine war @unitartu

The launch event of Studia Philosophica Estonica’s special issue “Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War”. It is the first issue of a philosophy journal to exclusively cover Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In his public lecture, "Just War Theory and the Ethics of Killing: An Analysis of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict”, Professor McMahan will challenge the distinction between the ethics of going to war (jus ad bellum) and the ethics of conduct in war (jus in bello). McMahan will also examine the moral responsibilities of civilians in wartime, focusing on the ethics of targeting Russian civilians during the ongoing conflict.

00:00 Aaron James Wendland - Opening remarks
17:50 Margit Sutrop - Opening remarks
33:30 Introduction of Maksym Kononenko
34:30 Maksym Kononenko - Opening remarks
53:00 Introduction of Jeff McMahan
54:42 Jeff McMahan - Just War Theory and the Ethics of Killing
1:28:35 Panel Discussion
1:42:00 Q & A
2:13:56 Closing remarks

Recorded on September 5th 2024 in Tartu, Estonia.
Organized by the Department of Philosophy of University of Tartu