Terrorism and the Ethics of War

by Stephen Nathanson

Book Overview

Most people strongly condemn terrorism; yet they often fail to say how terrorist acts differ from other acts of violence such as the killing of civilians in war. Stephen Nathanson argues that we cannot have morally credible views about terrorism if we focus on terrorism alone and neglect broader issues about the ethics of war. His book challenges influential views on the ethics of war, including the realist view that morality does not apply to war,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521199956
• ISBN13: 9780521199957
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"