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Violence, terrorism, and justice

edited by R.G. Frey & Christopher W. Morris

(Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy)

Cambridge University Press, 1991

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Papers from a conference held at Bowling Green State University in the fall of 1988

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Description

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? Might there not be some justification in terrorists targeting certain victims but not others? Might terrorist acts be attributed to groups or to states?

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. Violence, terrorism and justice R. G. Frey and Christopher W. Morris
  • 2. What purposes can 'international terrorism' serve? Thomas C. Schelling
  • 3. Violent demonstrations Annette C. Baier
  • 4. Terrorism, rights, and political goals Virginia Held
  • 5. The political significance of terrorism Loren E. Lomasky
  • 6. Terrorism and morality Jan Narveson
  • 7. Which are the offers you can't refuse? Onora O'Neill
  • 8. Making exceptions without abandoning the principle: or how a Kantian might think about terrorism Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
  • 9. State and private
  • Red and White Alan Ryan
  • 10. State terrorism Jonathan Glover
  • 11. Nuclear hostages Gregory S. Kavka
  • 12. Rape as a terrorist institution Claudia Card.

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