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Is There a Just War Theorem?
Ben: I think there are countless examples of ordinary life where you're morally obligated to deliberately deceive. Gandhi himself said that he would, in some circumstances, kill to protect his family. If a murderer came into my room and started killing my children, and the only way I could protect my other children from harm... That's interesting. This is part of Aquinas' just war theory, isn't it?