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A delicate balance : what philosophy can tell us about terrorism

Title
A delicate balance : what philosophy can tell us about terrorism / Trudy Govier.
Author
Govier, Trudy.
Publication
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2002.

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Description
ix, 176 pages; 22 cm
Summary
  • "Did the world change on September 11, 2001? For those who live outside of New York or Washington, life's familiar pace persists and families and jobs resume their routines. Yet everything seems different because of the dramatic disturbance to our sense of what our world means and how we exist within it. In A Delicate Balance, philosopher Trudy Govier writes that it is because our feelings and attitudes have altered so fundamentally that our world has changed.".
  • "Govier believes that there are ethical challenges we cannot ignore. From Plato and Aristotle on courage, to Kant on revenge, to twentieth century philosopher John Rawls's views on justice, Govier mines the world of philosophy to reflect on terrorism. Govier argues that moral complexities such as victimhood, evil, power, and revenge, if properly understood, can provide a basis for hope - not despair.
  • Govier walks the reader through this shift, challenging us to construct a new sense of the world and our place within it."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Terrorism > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Violence > Moral and ethical aspects
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
0813365856 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2002004932
OCLC
  • ocm49558613
  • SCSB-4307532
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries