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Humanity, Terrorism, Terrorist War: Palestine, 9-11, Iraq, 7-7...

Autor Professor Ted Honderich
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 mai 2006
'With large questions of right and wrong, there is a division of labour. So, with the attack on three subway trains and a bus in London on July 7, 2005. Of what moral relevance, if any, was the fact that the British army had been engaged in the killing of greatly more of a people with whom the terrorists identified? Of what relevance, as a newspaper article asked a week later, was the fact that the British prime minister put his own people at risk in the service of a foreign power?' So begins Ted Honderich's intelligent and thoughtful analysis in Terrorism and Humanity. Looking in detail at the situation in Palestine, 9/11, the war in Iraq and the events of 7/7, Terrorism and Humanity provides a thoughtful and perceptive exploration of the 'biggest' issue facing the western world today.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780826491169
ISBN-10: 0826491162
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Honderich's style and approach is perfect for this kind of book - intelligent and reasoned but also highly readable and accessible to the general reader. Neither a sensationalist rant nor an academic treatise, Terrorism and Humanity is a thoughtful and perceptive exploration of the *biggest* issue facing the western world today.

Cuprins

(NB - this is a very rough. Apparently Ted finds it impossible to map out a contents list with any degree of certainty until he has pretty much completed a manuscript.)Division of Labour, PhilosophyNegotiation, International LawU.N. ResolutionsHuman RightsJust War TheoryThe Politics of RealityConservatism and LiberalismDemocracy's EqualityDemocracy's FreedomDemocracy's HelpThe Principle of HumanityThe Character of the PrincipleThe Strength of the PrincipleThe Ends and the Means Justify the MeansDefining TerrorismPalestineConclusions about PalestineTerrible and Horrible Conclusion9-11 Iraq 7-7Anti-Semitism Postscript

Recenzii

'This courageous book should be mandatory reading for political leaders, engaged citizens , and anyone wwho wishes to think more deeply about the causes and consequences of much of the avoidable suffering in the world' Prof. Timothy Shanahan, Loyola Marymount University, Author of The Evolution of Darwinism'
'This book is reasoning with passion. It is real philosophy you can understand. It is by a philosophical Chomsky. It knows who the real enemies and the real friends of 9/11 and 7/7 are.' Tom Dalyell, M.P. Father of the House of Commons
'No serious engagement with the vital issues of our age is possible without reference to this disturbing but brilliant book.' Dr. Scott Burchill Deakin University, Australia
'Of all the able commentators who discuss contemporary events, none challenges us so forcefully and so fruitfully.' Prof. Michael Neumann, Trent University, Author of The Rule of Law
'[I]mportant reading for those who consider our current perilous state in depth. Furthermore this is...a valuable quarry for historians in the future....I strongly commend Honderich's thought-provoking, beautifully written, elegantly expressed volume.' ~ Tam Dalyell, Camden New Journal, June 2006
Title mention in interview with Ted Honderich
Title Mention in the New Statesman
'To prod the reader into thinking through ...arguments properly is the aim of philosopher Ted Honderich's deeply provocative and forceful new book...readers who enjoy being goaded into thinking for themselves will enjoy a better than half-decent discussion with it.'   The Guardian, Steven Poole, 26/08/2006