2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Ethics of Drone Warfare: A Dynamic Analysis Based on the Necessity Condition
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19K00045
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 01010:Philosophy and ethics-related
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | 戦争倫理学 / ドローン / 必要性 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the moral merits of the use of drone weapons in asymmetric warfare in light of necessity. The results of this study are as follows: 1) it is argued that the consideration of "necessity," which stems essentially from the lesser-evil considerations, is a common moral basis for both just war theorists and realists; 2) it is found that even after paying attention to the structural aspects of asymmetric warfare, we do not find any plausible reason to make a fundamental change to the principle of distinction from the idea of necessity; 3) it is argued that radical asymmetry between belligerents alters the necessity of the act of belligerence itself, because capture, surrender, and other forms of neutralization allow the attacker more room to achieve their initial goal while avoiding unnecessary killing and injury.
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| Free Research Field |
政治哲学、政治理論、応用倫理学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究の研究成果は、学内外に対して以下のような意義をもつと考える。1）学術的意義として、従来の戦争倫理学研究においてその蓄積はいまだ十分とは言えないなか、〈必要性〉の動態的分析という新たな着想に基づき、ドローン兵器の倫理的是非に関する新たな知見を加えた。2）社会的意義として、ドローン技術は民生利用を中心にますます発展している一方で、2022年に始まったウクライナ戦争においても戦局をときに左右するほど活用されている。本研究ではこうした状況下で、武力行使という選択肢が本質的に抱える非理想性・非人道性を直視しつつ、ドローン兵器の正当性を規範的に問いなおすための戦争倫理学的視座を提起した。
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