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PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited

ISBN-101403918163

ISBN-139781403918161

eBay Product ID (ePID)30767987

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXxiv, 215 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTerrorism : the Philosophical Issues

SubjectSocial, Terrorism, Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Publication Year2004

TypeTextbook

AuthorIgor Primoratz

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Philosophy

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-050424

Reviews'We are fighting it, so we may as well understand what it is!...Anyone remotely interested in the post- 9/11 world will find something worthwhile in this thought-provoking volume.' - TheThirdWay.org 'Terrorism: The Philosophical Issues offers insight into many of the important philosophical issues surrounding terrorism. The author draws on a number of disciplines including sociology, psychology, and history to help clarify matters of terrorism that defy simle definitions and categorization.' - Jason C. Robinson, The European Legacy '...an excellent example of applied philosophy, in which philosophical theory and empirical research are brought into mutually illuminating contact.' - Andrew Alexandra, The Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal303.6/25/01

Table Of ContentIntroduction Acknowledgements PART I: DEFINITIONS Defining Terrorism; C.A.J.Coady What is Terrorism?; I.Primoratz PART II: JUSTIFICATIONS A Defense of the 'Red Terror'; L.Trotsky The Burdens of Terrorism: N.Fotion Political Terrorism as a Weapon of the Politically Powerless; R.Young Terrorism, Rights and Political Goals; V.Held Terrorism, Morality and Supreme Emergency; C.A.J.Coady How Can Terrorism Be Justified?; U.Steinhoff PART III: STATE TERRORISM State Terrorism and Counterterrorism; I.Primoratz The Evolution of the Modern Terrorist State; D.Lackey PART IV: CASE STUDIES Terror Bombing of German Cities in World War II; S.A.Garrett Terrorism in Northern Ireland; P.Simpson Terrorism in the Israeli-Arab Conflict; T.Kapitan The Catastrophe of September 11 and its Aftermath; B.M.Leiser Bibliography Index

SynopsisThe first comprehensive discussion of all the main philosophical issues raised by terrorism against the background of its past and recent developments. Prominent philosophers discuss definitions of terrorism, various approaches to its moral evaluation, and the contentious subject of state terrorism. Also included are four case studies, showing how the concepts and arguments philosophers deploy in discussing violence, war and terrorism apply to particular instances of both insurgent and state terrorism, ranging from World War II to September 11, 2001., This is the first comprehensive discussion of all the main philosophical issues raised by terrorism against the background of its past and recent developments. Prominent philosophers discuss definitions of terrorism, approaches to its moral evaluation, and the contentious subject of state terrorism. Also included are four case studies, showing how the concepts and arguments philosophers deploy in discussing violence, war and terrorism apply to particular instances of both insurgent and state terrorism, ranging from World War II to September 11, 2001.

LC Classification NumberJC328.6-.65