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OverviewThis book engages with the most urgent philosophical questions pertaining to the problem of terrorism. What is terrorism? Could it ever be justified? Assuming that terrorism is just one of many kinds of political violence, the book denies that it is necessarily wrong and worse than war. In fact, it may be justifiable under certain circumstances. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. SchwenkenbecherPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2012 Weight: 0.261kg ISBN: 9781349349180ISBN 10: 1349349186 Pages: 191 Publication Date: 01 January 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction PART I: DEFINING 'TERRORISM' On The Current Debate On Defining Terrorism What Is Terrorism? PART II: ETHICS OF TERRORISM OR CAN TERRORISM EVER BE PERMISSIBLE? Innocents and Non-Innocents Terrorism Against Non-Innocents Terrorism Against Innocents Collateral Damage Concluding Remarks References IndexReviewsAuthor InformationANNE SCHWENKENBECHER is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Murdoch University, School of Arts, Western Australia. She has previously held positions at the University of Melbourne and at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the Australian National University, Canberra. Her main research interests are in the ethics of war and terrorism, the morality of groups and the ethics of climate change. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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