Terrorism and the ethics of war / Stephen Nathanson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nathanson, Stephen, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Moral and ethical aspects.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Terrorism & the Ethics of War

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most people strongly condemn terrorism; yet they often fail to say how terrorist acts differ from other acts of violence such as the killing of civilians in war. Stephen Nathanson argues that we cannot have morally credible views about terrorism if we focus on terrorism alone and neglect broader issues about the ethics of war. His book challenges influential views on the ethics of war, including the realist view that morality does not apply to war, and Michael Walzer's defence of attacks on civilians in 'supreme emergency' circumstances. It provides a clear definition of terrorism, an analysis of what makes terrorism morally wrong, and a rule-utilitarian defence of noncombatant immunity, as well as discussions of the Allied bombings of cities in World War II, collateral damage, and the clash between rights theories and utilitarianism. It will interest a wide range of readers in philosophy, political theory, international relations and law.

Contents:

pt. 1. Terrorism : what's in a name?

pt. 2. Why moral condemnations of terrorism lack credibility

pt. 3. Defending noncombatant immunity

pt. 4. How much immunity should noncombatants have?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20576-X

0-511-84687-8

1-282-58596-7

9786612585968

0-511-84521-9

0-511-72840-9

0-511-72935-9

0-511-72605-8

0-511-72464-0

0-511-72745-3

OCLC:

630538120