How terrorism is wrong [[electronic resource] ] : morality and political violence / / Virginia Held

• Autore: Held Virginia
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 172/.1
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Moral and ethical aspects; Political violence
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-198) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Terrorism and War; CHAPTER 2 Military Intervention and Terrorism; CHAPTER 3 Legitimate Authority in Nonstate Groups Using Violence; CHAPTER 4 Terrorism, Rights, and Political Goals; CHAPTER 5 Group Responsibility for Ethnic Conflict; CHAPTER 6 The Media and Political Violence; CHAPTER 7 The Moral Assessment of Violence and Terrorism; CHAPTER 8 Moral Inquiry, Action, and Care; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: What is terrorism? How is it different from other kinds of political violence? Why exactly is it wrong? Why is war often thought capable of being justified? On what grounds should we judge when the use of violence to be morally acceptable? It is often thought that using violence to uphold and enforce the rule of law can be justified, that violence used in self-defense is acceptable, and that some liberation movements can be excused for using violence--but that terrorism is always wrong. How persuasive are these arguments, and on what bases should we judge them? How Terrorism is Wrong collects
• Titolo autorizzato: How terrorism is wrong
• ISBN: 1-281-34223-8; 9786611342234; 0-19-971622-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454051703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II