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9780812695823

Philosophy 9/11 Thinking About the War on Terrorism

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    9780812695823

  • ISBN10:

    0812695828

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-05-09
  • Publisher: Open Court
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Summary

Many of the most pressing questions raised by terrorism are philosophical in nature. This book explores the crucial ethical and theoretical issues, such as: What is "terrorism" and how is it different from other types of violence? Do recent terrorist attacks constitute a fundamentally "new" type of terrorism? How can a nation conduct a "just war" against terrorists? Is torture of terrorists during interrogation ever justified? Philosophers and terrorism experts answer these pressing moral and political questions with clarity and wisdom.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Timothy Shanahan
Conceptualizing Terrorism
What Is Distinctive about Terrorism, and What Are the Philosophical Implications?
3(20)
Michael Baur
A Taxonomy of Terrorism
23(30)
Liam Harte
Conceptualizing the War on Terrorism
On What Is the War on Terror?
53(16)
Simon Keller
Terrorism as a Technological Concept: How Low versus High Technology Defines Terrorism and Dictates Our Responses
69(24)
Phillip McReynolds
Violence, Terrorism, and War
Defusing Fear: A Critical Response to the War on Terrorism
93(14)
Andrew Fiala
Physical Violence in Political Conflicts: Grounds for a Strong Presumption against Violence
107(22)
Trudy Govier
Just War Theory and the War on Terrorism
Just War Theory, Legitimate Authority, and the ``War'' on Terror
129(20)
Lorraine Besser-Jones
Moral Justification for Violent Responses to Terrorism
149(24)
Brett Kessler
Preemptive Strikes and Targeted Killing
The Moral Consequences of Preemptive Strikes and Preventive War
173(10)
Richard C. Anderson
Targeted Killing
183(22)
Daniel Statman
Terrorists: Enemy Combatants or Criminals?
Legitimate Combatancy, POW Status, and Terrorism
205(18)
Michael W. Brough
Nothing New Under the Sun at Guantanamo Bay: Precedent and Prisoners of War
223(20)
Pauline Kaurin
Counterterrorism: Torture
Terrorism and Torture
243(18)
Fritz Allhoff
Torture Interrogation of Terrorists: A Theory of Exceptions (With Notes, Cautions, and Warnings)
261(12)
William D. Casebeer
Contributors 273(4)
Index 277

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