Daniel Statman
Full Professor, University of Haifa
My research spans ethics, political philosophy, and moral psychology. While my early work addressed theoretical questions, such as the nature of moral dilemmas and the problem of moral luck, my focus has shifted toward applied ethics, specifically the ethics of war and state-religion relations. I also maintain a longstanding interest in the philosophy of virtues and vices. My current project at Nuffield examines recent philosophical justifications for violence in political protests and the endorsement of 'uncivil' resistance to perceived injustices. Some of the philosophers in this area seek support from revisionist just war theory that, in some aspects, is more permissive with regard to the use of lethal force at war than traditional views. I hope to show the opposite, namely, that a proper understanding of revisionism actually reaffirms the traditional liberal commitment to civil and lawful resistance.
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T: +972-50-279-1390
E: dstatman@research.haifa.ac.il
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