The Trouble with Terror
The Apologetics of Terrorism-a Refutation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4087145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamar Meisels (0000-0003-0240-9443, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 465-483 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546550600752030 |
| OpenAlex | W1968692878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This essay warns against a recent philosophical confusion concerning the definition of “terrorism,” which has dominated the post 9/11 literature. Terrorism, it is suggested, is nothing but the intentional random murder of defenseless non-combatants, with the intent of instilling fear of mortal danger amidst a civilian population as a strategy designed to advance political ends. Furthermore, this essay argues that regardless of its “root cause,” terrorism is diametrically opposed to the requirements of liberal morality and can only be defended at the expense of relinquishing the most basic of liberal commitments
Confusion · Criminology · Epistemology · Morality · Nothing · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Population · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Terrorism · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Torture, Ethics, and Law · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Citations per year | 0.41 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |