The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Philosophical Essays on Self-Determination, Terrorism and the One-State Solution

by R. Halwani, T. Kapitan

Overview

This book addresses the ongoing conflict among Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs from a philosophical perspective. The authors argue that ignoring justice and failing to address violations of rights, including the rights of both Palestinians and Israelis to live securely and freely, then a lasting solution to the conflict will remain elusive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230535374
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/14/2007
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	285
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

RAJA HALWANI is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Liberal Arts Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA. His areas of research include ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of sex and love, and philosophy of art, areas in which he published numerous articles. He is also the author of Virtuous Liaisons: Care, Love, Sex, and Virtue Ethics and the editor of Sex and Ethics: Essays on Sexuality, Virtue, and the Good Life.

TOMIS KAPITAN is a Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University, USA. He has also taught at Indiana State University, Birzeit University, East Carolina University, The American University of Beirut, and Bogazici University in Istanbul. He has published articles in metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of logic, and international ethics. He is the editor of Philosophical Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Archaeology, History, and Culture in Palestine and the Near East,(and the co-editor of The Phenomeno-Logic of the I ).

Table of Contents

Introduction Self-Determination; T.Kapitan Right of Return; R. Halwani Terrorism; T.Kapitan The One-State Solution; R.Halwani References