Avery Plaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 1402219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Avery Plaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Avery |
| FAMILY NAME | Plaw |
| SIGNATURE | PLAW A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Politics of Technology in Latin America. Volume 2
Politics of Technology in Latin America
Drones and Support for the Use of Force
The reasons why armed drones have been embraced by recent American presidents are obvious. They offer pilot invulnerability, protecting military personnel from harm in the conduct of operations and protecting political leaders from the criticism that follows it. They are also exceptionally well designed for selectivity—that is, for distinguishing legitimate targets from innocent civilians and precisely targeting the former without harming the lat…
Does justice stand alone
A common feature of leading liberal-egalitarian political theories is the sharp priority they attribute to justice, and to distributive justice in particular. In this article, I argue that liberal egalitarians have yet to offer a persuasive argument for prioritizing justice, and distributive justice in particular, in this way. I focus on assessing arguments advanced in the seminal work of John Rawls and employ the pluralist liberalism of Isaiah B…
The Metamorphosis of War
In the last few decades the practice, purpose and the very language of warfare have been radically transformed. This volume mobilizes the resources of a range of disciplines across the social sciences and humanities in combination with the insights of military practitioners to understand the metamorphosis of war.
Metamorphosis of War
In the last few decades the practice, purpose and the very language of warfare have been radically transformed. This volume mobilizes the resources of a range of disciplines across the social sciences and humanities in combination with the insights of military practitioners to understand the metamorphosis of war.
Tracking the Predators
This article examines the strategic wisdom of the US Predator drone campaign in Pakistan, particularly in light of the dramatic expansion in the number of strikes that has occurred under the Obama administration. First, it examines whether there is a compelling rationale for any drone strikes in Pakistan by evaluating the justification advanced by US authorities and the three main criticisms that have been leveled against the campaign. With the h…
Licensed to kill
Lukes’s Three-Dimensional Model of Power Redux
Terminating Terror
In the ongoing war on terror both the American and Israeli governments have resorted to a policy of ‘targeting terrorists’. In essence, both governments authorize their military or intelligence services to kill specific ‘terrorists’ who they believe mortally threaten citizens and cannot otherwise be neutralized. President Bush calls this ‘sudden justice’ and the Israeli government ‘targeted killing’ but their critics speak of ‘assassination’, ‘li…
Isaiah Berlin and the plurality of histories
This essay presents Isaiah Berlin's forceful, if somewhat neglected, case for what can be termed ‘pluralist historiography’—a perspective which seems to be of growing currency today. Drawing on Berlin's prolific critiques of scientific history, this essay shows how he presents history as a hybrid discipline—incorporating rational, interpretive and creative components—but also with a hard core of elements indispensable to effective historical writ…
Frontiers of Diversity
Frontiers of Diversity critically examines the explanatory and normative power of pluralism in contemporary philosophy, politics, economics and culture. Based on the papers presented at the “First Global Conference on Critical Issues in Pluralism” at Mansfield College, Oxford, it brings together for the first time essays examining pluralism’s impact, both positive and negative, in each of these critical domains. These essays exhibit something of …
Why Monist Critiques Feed Value Pluralism
In the recent collection of essays on The Legacy of Isaiah Berlin, Ronald Dworkin challenges Berlin's most important philosophical contribu tion, particularly to political philosophy. Dworkin identifies the princi ple source of Berlin's growing and continuing influence as idea of value pluralism.1 He recognizes the originality, interest and ambition of Berlin's pluralist thesis, but declares, do not think that he sustained that very broad claim (…
Tracking the Predators
This article examines the strategic wisdom of the US Predator drone campaign in Pakistan, particularly in light of the dramatic expansion in the number of strikes that has occurred under the Obama administration. First, it examines whether there is a compelling rationale for any drone strikes in Pakistan by evaluating the justification advanced by US authorities and the three main criticisms that have been leveled against the campaign. With the h…
Why Monist Critiques Feed Value Pluralism
In the recent collection of essays on The Legacy of Isaiah Berlin, Ronald Dworkin challenges Berlin's most important philosophical contribu tion, particularly to political philosophy. Dworkin identifies the princi ple source of Berlin's growing and continuing influence as idea of value pluralism.1 He recognizes the originality, interest and ambition of Berlin's pluralist thesis, but declares, do not think that he sustained that very broad claim (…
Frontiers of Diversity
Frontiers of Diversity critically examines the explanatory and normative power of pluralism in contemporary philosophy, politics, economics and culture. Based on the papers presented at the “First Global Conference on Critical Issues in Pluralism” at Mansfield College, Oxford, it brings together for the first time essays examining pluralism’s impact, both positive and negative, in each of these critical domains. These essays exhibit something of …
Isaiah Berlin and the plurality of histories
This essay presents Isaiah Berlin's forceful, if somewhat neglected, case for what can be termed ‘pluralist historiography’—a perspective which seems to be of growing currency today. Drawing on Berlin's prolific critiques of scientific history, this essay shows how he presents history as a hybrid discipline—incorporating rational, interpretive and creative components—but also with a hard core of elements indispensable to effective historical writ…
Lukes’s Three-Dimensional Model of Power Redux
Terminating Terror
In the ongoing war on terror both the American and Israeli governments have resorted to a policy of ‘targeting terrorists’. In essence, both governments authorize their military or intelligence services to kill specific ‘terrorists’ who they believe mortally threaten citizens and cannot otherwise be neutralized. President Bush calls this ‘sudden justice’ and the Israeli government ‘targeted killing’ but their critics speak of ‘assassination’, ‘li…
Licensed to kill
The Metamorphosis of War
In the last few decades the practice, purpose and the very language of warfare have been radically transformed. This volume mobilizes the resources of a range of disciplines across the social sciences and humanities in combination with the insights of military practitioners to understand the metamorphosis of war.
Metamorphosis of War
In the last few decades the practice, purpose and the very language of warfare have been radically transformed. This volume mobilizes the resources of a range of disciplines across the social sciences and humanities in combination with the insights of military practitioners to understand the metamorphosis of war.
Tracking the Predators
This article examines the strategic wisdom of the US Predator drone campaign in Pakistan, particularly in light of the dramatic expansion in the number of strikes that has occurred under the Obama administration. First, it examines whether there is a compelling rationale for any drone strikes in Pakistan by evaluating the justification advanced by US authorities and the three main criticisms that have been leveled against the campaign. With the h…
Does justice stand alone
A common feature of leading liberal-egalitarian political theories is the sharp priority they attribute to justice, and to distributive justice in particular. In this article, I argue that liberal egalitarians have yet to offer a persuasive argument for prioritizing justice, and distributive justice in particular, in this way. I focus on assessing arguments advanced in the seminal work of John Rawls and employ the pluralist liberalism of Isaiah B…
Drones and Support for the Use of Force
The reasons why armed drones have been embraced by recent American presidents are obvious. They offer pilot invulnerability, protecting military personnel from harm in the conduct of operations and protecting political leaders from the criticism that follows it. They are also exceptionally well designed for selectivity—that is, for distinguishing legitimate targets from innocent civilians and precisely targeting the former without harming the lat…
The Politics of Technology in Latin America. Volume 2
Politics of Technology in Latin America
Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Politics (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Terrorism (3 works) · Argument (complex analysis (2 works)