Ethics of terrorism & counter-terrorism
We are supposed to wage war against Terrorism - but exactly what we are fighting against in this war, there is nearly no consensus about. And, much worse, nearly nobody cares about this conceptual disaster - the main thing being, whether or not you are taking sides with the good guys. This volume is...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Frankfurt :
Ontos
2005.
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Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Philosophische Forschung (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ;
Bd. 3. |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428393006719 |
Sumario: | We are supposed to wage war against Terrorism - but exactly what we are fighting against in this war, there is nearly no consensus about. And, much worse, nearly nobody cares about this conceptual disaster - the main thing being, whether or not you are taking sides with the good guys. This volume is an analytical attempt to end this disaster. What is Terrorism? Are terrorist acts to be defined exclusively on the basis of the characteristics of the respective actions? Or should we restrict such actions to acts performed by non-state organisations? And, most important, is terrorism already by it |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (355 p.) Issued also in print |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9783110327496 |