Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy
Seumas Miller
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Description for Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy
Paperback. No one denies the impact of terrorism in the contemporary world, but when it comes to understanding the nature of terrorism and its ethical implications there is little agreement. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001 served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first century societies. But was the attack on the World Trade Center a crime or an act of war? Is seemingly indiscriminate violence inflicted on civilians ever morally justified? And should society's response always be in kind--with blind, destructive violence? For that matter, are all civilians truly innocent ? The answers are not always so simple. Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy provides sobering analyses of the nature of terrorism and the moral justification--or lack thereof--of terrorist actions ... Read more
Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001 served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first century societies. But was the attack on the World Trade Center a crime or an act of war? Is seemingly indiscriminate violence inflicted on civilians ever morally justified? And should society's response always be in kind--with blind, destructive violence? For that matter, are all civilians truly innocent ? The answers are not always so simple. Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy provides sobering analyses of the nature of terrorism and the moral justification--or lack thereof--of terrorist actions ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
Condition
New
Weight
337g
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405139434
SKU
V9781405139434
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About Seumas Miller
Seumas Miller is Professor of Philosophy at Charles Sturt University and the Australian National University (joint position) and Director, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (an Australian Research Council funded Special Research Centre). He has published Police Ethics (2006), Corruption and Anti-Corruption with P. Roberts and E. Spence (2005) and Social Action ... Read more
Reviews for Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy
Miller's approach is thematic, addressing questions of how to define terrorism, whether it can ever be justified, and, finally, whether terrorism should be fought through the police or the military, and whether to contemplate the use of interrogative torture. ...[H]is tone is...cautiously analytical throughout, eschewing any obvious sense of partisanship...[offering] a distinctive and important contribution to a range of debates ... Read more