Philosophical perspectives on the "War on Terrorism" /

Philosophical perspectives on the "War on Terrorism" /

This book responds to the Bush Administration position on the "war on terror." It examines preemption within the context of "just war"; justification for the United States-led invasion of Iraq, with some authors charging that its tactics serve to increase terror; global terrorism...

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Other Authors: Presbey, Gail M.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2007.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 188.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

Subjects:

War on Terrorism (2001-2009)
2001-2009
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Moral and ethical aspects.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Political aspects.
Buddhism and politics.
Ethics.

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Call Number: HV6432 .P45 2007eb

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • INTRODUCTION /
  • Gail M. Presbey
  • THE NEW REIGN OF TERROR: THE POLITICS OF DEFINING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TERRORISM /
  • William C. Gay
  • ENFORCED HOMOGENEITY OR MUTUAL DIFFERENCE? LUCE IRIGARAY, THE WAR ON TERRORISM, AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE /
  • Jennifer L. Eagan
  • RESPONSIBILITY AND/IN CRISIS /
  • Dianna Taylor
  • JIHAD OR THE BELOVED COMMUNITY? BENJAMIN R. BARBER ON TERRORISM AND GLOBAL DEMOCRACY /
  • Mar Peter-Raoul
  • VIOLENCE, POWER, AND IDENTITY: WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS OF TERRORISM? /
  • Richard Peterson
  • CRISIS, TERROR, AND TYRANNY: ON THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC LOGIC OF EMPIRE /
  • Peter Amato
  • BUSH'S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY: A CRITIQUE OF UNITED STATES' NEO-IMPERIALISM /
  • William C. Gay
  • WOULD THE UNITED STATES DOCTRINE OF PREVENTIVE WAR BE JUSTIFIED AS A UNITED NATIONS DOCTRINE? /
  • Harry van der Linden
  • IS THE UNITED STATES-LED OCCUPATION OF IRAQ PART OF THE "WAR ON TERROR"? /
  • Gail M. Presbey
  • THE MORTAL GOD TO WHICH WE OWE OUR PEACE AND DEFENSE /
  • D. R. Koukal
  • CONSEQUENTIALISM, NEGATIVE RESPONSIBILITY, AND SACRIFICE: MORAL DILEMMAS POSED BY THE POSTSEPTEMBER 11TH "SHOOTDOWN" POLICY /
  • Edward J. Grippe
  • JESSICA LYNCH: MULTIPLE IMAGES, MULTIPLE REALITIES /
  • Laura Duhan Kaplan
  • RUSSIA, CHECHNYA, AND THE GLOBAL WAR AGAINST TERRORISM /
  • Oidinposha Imamkhodjaeva
  • ETHICS OF TERRORISM AND THE CASE OF COLOMBIA /
  • Joseph C. Kunkel
  • TERRORISM AND DETERRENT VIOLENCE: A CRITIQUE OF ISRAEL'S JUSTIFICATION OF MILITARY VIOLENCE /
  • Rob Gildert
  • THE ROLE OF CENTRAL ASIA IN THE "WAR AGAINST TERRORISM" /
  • Oidinposha Imamkhodjaeva
  • SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH WAR AND PEACE: FROM PARADOX TO OPPORTUNITY /
  • Harry Anastasiou and Robert Gould
  • DILEMMAS OF INTERVENTION: HUMAN RIGHTS AND NEO-COLONIALISM /
  • Richard Peterson
  • WAR AND PEACE IN CHRISTIAN TRADITION: WHY I AM AN ENGAGED CHRISTIAN PACIFIST /
  • John David Geib
  • EMMANUEL LEVINAS: FROM "INNOCENT VIOLENCES" TO THE ETHICAL "JUST WAR" /
  • Wendy C. Hamblet
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  • INDEX
  • VIBS.