Primoratz Terrorism

A Philosophical Investigation
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-6343-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

This is the first comprehensive study of the core philosophicalquestions posed by terrorism such as: How should we define it? Isit morally distinctive? Can it be morally justified?
Igor Primoratz seeks to overcome relativism and double standardsthat often plague debates about terrorism. He investigates the mainethical approaches to terrorism: in terms of its consequences,rights and justice, "supreme emergency," and thecollective responsibility of citizens. The book provides arigorous, yet accessible analysis of a range of moral positions,from the acceptance of terrorism when its consequences are good onbalance to its absolute rejection. Primoratz argues that terrorismis almost absolutely wrong. It may be morally justified only whenan entire people is facing a true moral disaster, and this shouldbe understood in a highly restrictive way.
Conceptual analysis and normative arguments about the practice ofterrorism are complemented with case studies of terror-bombing ofGerman cities in World War II and the role of terrorism in theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict.
Terrorism: A Philosophical Investigation will beessential reading for researchers and students of philosophy andpolitics, and the general reader seeking to understand and evaluateacts and campaigns of terrorism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Primoratz, Igor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vi
Introduction 1
1 Defining Terrorism 7
2 State Terrorism and Counterterrorism 30
3 Complicity of the Victims 47
4 The Consequences of Terrorism 65
5 Terrorism, Rights, and Justice 84
6 Terrorism, Supreme Emergency, and Moral Disaster 95
7 Is Terrorism Morally Distinctive? 114
8 Case Study: Terror Bombing of German Cities 126
9 Case Study: Terrorism in the Israeli-Palestinian Confl ict 148
Summing up 170
Notes 176
References and Bibliography 180
Index 189

Über Autor(innen)

Igor Primoratz is professorial fellow in the Centre For Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University.