Violence, Terrorism, and Justice (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521409500 ISBN 13: 9780521409506

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

In this volume a group of distinguished moral and social thinkers address the urgent problem of terrorism. The essays define terrorism, discuss whether the assessment of terrorist violence should be based on its consequences (beneficial or otherwise), and explore what means may be used to combat those who use violence without justification. Among other questions raised by the volume are: What does it mean for a people to be innocent of the acts of their government? May there not be some justification in terrorists targeting certain victims but not others? May terrorist acts be attributed to groups or to states? The collection will be of particular interest to moral and political philosophers, political scientists, legal theorists, and students of international studies and conflict resolution.

About this title

Book Description:

A collection of essays defines terrorism, considers whether the assessment of terrorist violence should be based on its consequences (beneficial or otherwise), and explores what means may be used to combat those who use it without justification.

About the Author:

Christopher Morris is professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0521409500
• ISBN 13: 9780521409506
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Frey Raymond Gillespie, Morris Christopher W.