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Articles by Alejandro A. Tagliavini

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Is Violence Justifiable in Self-Defense?
Alejandro A. Tagliavini – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Sep 2025

Violence, in all cases, including the urgent defense of oneself or others, is immoral. It’s not what I think, and often not what I «would like»—my primary impulse; it’s what I have to accept and disseminate, because science says so.