Moral Philosophy After 9/11

by Joseph Margolis

Book Overview

Were the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks courageous "freedom fighters" or despicable terrorist murderers? These opposing characterizations reveal in extreme form the incompatibility between different moral visions that underlie many conflicts in the world today, conflicts that challenge us to consider how moral disputes may be resolved. Eschewing the resort to universal moral principles favored by traditional Anglo-American analytic philosophy, Joseph...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027102447X
• ISBN13: 9780271024479
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"