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Philosophers view on terrorism10/27/2022 PRESBEY: Is the United States-led Occupation of Iraq Part of the “War on Terror”?ĭ. Harry van der LINDEN: Would the United States Doctrine of Preventive War Be Justified as a United Nations Doctrine? GAY: Bush’s National Security Strategy: A Critique of United States’ Neo-Imperialis Part Three: The United States’ “War on Terrorism” William C. Peter AMATO: Crisis, Terror, and Tyranny: On the Anti-Democratic Logic of Empire Richard PETERSON: Violence, Power, and Identity: What Are the Conditions of Terrorism? Part Two: Democracy as a Remedy for Terrorism Mar PETER-RAOUL: Jihad or the Beloved Community? Benjamin R. EAGAN: Enforced Homogeneity or Mutual Difference? Luce Irigaray, the War on Terrorism, and International Peaceĭianna TAYLOR: Responsibility and/in Crisis GAY: The New Reign of Terror: The Politics of Defining Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism If the themes and ideas articulated in this book can help to shape a public (and not a merely academic) reflection on these issues, this book will accomplish more than being simply a welcome addition to philosophy of peace studies.” in: H-Net Reviews, March, 2009 PHILOSOPHERS VIEW ON TERRORISM HOW TOThe essays here not only model how to ask the right questions, uncover unnoticed assumptions, and expose the contradictions between stated values and actual practices, but also point to alternative understandings of democracy, human rights, and intercultural dialogue. What philosophical views are useful for thinking about terrorism Dershowitz answers that he would not want a single ethical view to dominate thinking about. This book helps restore the social and political role of philosophers. PHILOSOPHERS VIEW ON TERRORISM PROFESSIONALThe essays in this book demonstrate that professional philosophy need not be merely an academic pursuit written for a specialized audience but can demonstrate and model the skills needed for responsible and engaged citizenship. In addition, Presbey’s own contribution (one of the longer essays in the collection) provides a very useful overview-almost a timeline-of the policy decisions and justifications made during and after the buildup to the war in Iraq, the presumed “heart” of the “war on terrorism.” … takes up the task of restoring philosophical reflection as an integral part of public discourse traditionally valued by democratic societies.
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