This book raises important questions about the uses and ethics of political violence - questions that are all the more pertinent in the light of recent events and the 'war on terror'.
What can be said for and against terrorism and political violence? When is such terrorism right, if it ever is, and when is it wrong? Ted Honderich challenges the presuppositions, inconsistencies and prejudices of liberal-democratic thinking. He tackles such emotive subjects as the IRA, the PLO and the ANC, arguing the importance of understanding the justification for political violence in all manifestations.
Exploring the moral issues that lie at the heart of these difficult questions, Honderich reminds us that political philosophy should be an attempt to inquire with an open mind - and that to open one's mind is not necessarily to lose one's convictions.
- ISBN10 0745321348
- ISBN13 9780745321349
- Publish Date 1 November 2003
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 4 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pluto Press
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Pages 224
- Language English