The lesser evil: political ethics in an age of terror

Must We Fight Terrorism with terror, match assassination with assassination, and torture with torture? Must we sacrifice civil liberty to protect public safety? In the age of terrorism, the temptations of ruthlessness can be overwhelming. But we are pulled in the other direction, too, by the anxiety...

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Main Author: Ignatieff, Michael (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh Univ. Press c 2004
In:Year: 2004
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: 44 A 8847
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Keywords:
Bibliografie
International Relations > Moral and ethical aspects
Political ethics
Politische Ethik > Terrorismus > Bekämpfung
Terrorism

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