War after September 11

by Verna V. Gehring (Editor), Benjamin R. Barber University of Maryland (Contribution by), Lloyd J. Dumas (Contribution by), Robert K. Fullinwider (Contribution by), William A. Galston The Brookings Institution (Contribution by)

Overview

What are the limits of justified retaliation against aggression? What actions are morally permissible in preventing future aggression? Against whom may retaliation be aimed? These questions have long been part of the debate over the ethics of warfare. They all took on new meaning after terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners on September 11, 2001. War after September 11 considers the just aims and legitimate limits of the United States' response to the terrorist attacks. Six essayists from the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at the University of Maryland pair off to discuss ethical questions such as, What are the moral challenges posed by terrorism? Can modern terrorism be addressed within the existing paradigms of just war and international law? Should the U.S. respond militarily or by some other means? Taken together, the essays in this volume ask the fundamental question: How should the United States use its power to combat terrorism?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742514683
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/10/2002
Series:	Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy Studies
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.82(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Verna Gehring is editor at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at the School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland. She is a philosopher broadly interested in the obligations of state and citizen, and the various accounts of civil society. She serves as editor of Philosophy & Public Policy Quarterly, reviewer of ethics manuscripts for Oxford University Press, and moderator for the Aspen Institute.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 I: Traditional Paradigms and their Limits Chapter 3 The Ethics of Retaliation Chapter 4 Terrorism, Innocence, and War Part 5 II: The Moral Hazards of Military Response Chapter 6 The Paradox of Riskless Warfare Chapter 7 The War on Terrorism and the End of Human Rights Part 8 III. Looking Ahead: The Possibility of a Comprehensive Approach Chapter 9 Is Development an Effective Way to Fight Terrorism? Chapter 10 The War of All against All: Terror and the Politics of Fear

Editorial Reviews

The essays in War After September 11 make clear that anyone who is smugly confident about the rightness of U.S. responses to terrorism simply hasn't understood the difficulty of the issues involved. Those who boast about moral clarity have not looked at these complex moral issues with the care of the authors here.

Northeastern University - Stephen Nathanson

The essays in War After September 11 make clear that anyone who is smugly confident about the rightness of U.S. responses to terrorism simply hasn't understood the difficulty of the issues involved. Those who boast about moral clarity have not looked at these complex moral issues with the care of the authors here.--Stephen Nathanson, professor of philosophy, Northeastern University "Northeastern University "

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