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Author:

Schwenkenbecher, Anne, 1978-

Title:

Terrorism : a philosophical enquiry / Anne Schwenkenbecher.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

vii, 191 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Terrorism--Philosophy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

"This 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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0230363989 (hardback)
9780230363984 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)779863532

LCCN:

2012022281

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)