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PublisherEdinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
ISBN-100748616675
ISBN-139780748616671
eBay Product ID (ePID)2357491
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameAfter the Terror
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTerrorism, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, United States / 21st Century
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
AuthorTed Honderich
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Philosophy, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15.4 Oz
Item Length6.2 in
Item Width8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2003-467454
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsIn these bad times, when many intellectuals have become the spear-carriers of the new order, reading the words of Ted Honderich is a rare delight. This uncompromising and courageous philosopher continues the dissenting tradition of Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre, more needed now than ever before., In the flood of literature on terrorism, this essay stands out as unusual, and unusually enlightening and provocative. It guides the reader, lucidly and forcefully, from basic ideas about a good and decent life to contemplation of concrete and immediate issues that are or should be at the center of attention. It is a compelling and impressive contribution to thinking about problems that are complex, painful, and urgent., "In these bad times, when many intellectuals have become the spear-carriers of the new order, reading the words of Ted Honderich is a rare delight. This uncompromising and courageous philosopher continues the dissenting tradition of Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre, more needed now than ever before." -- Tariq Ali, Everyone who was appalled by the events of September llth 2001 must read this book. You are addressed personally, in urgent, passionate talk. Not everyone will like his conclusions, yet even those who are prepared to take no responsibility for the Terror are bound to reflect on the historical causes of these and other attacks. The book contains, as well as some brisk moral and original philosophy, some important insights into the centrality of the Israel/Palestine conflict to any future freedom from terrorism., Honderich's brilliant After the Terror attempts to provide the conceptual and moral tools for self-perception and resolution to change, to make moral contemplation a matter of the living present and the future., The whole book is a marvellous example of what good philosophy can do to puncture the complacency of received moral and political ideas.
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal179.7
Table Of ContentAfter The Terror; Ted Honderich; CHAPTER ONE: GOOD LIVES, BAD LIVES; Living Longer; Other Great Goods; Half-Lives and Under-Fives; Necessary Inquiry; Less than Half-Lives, and a Reason; Reassuring Ourselves; Quarter-Lives; Larger Numbers; Great Goods Again?; More Reassurance?; Not an Omission; CHAPTER TWO: NATURAL AND OTHER MORALITY; Natural Morality; More to Natural Morality, and Its Inescapability; Worked-Out Moralities; Libertarianism; Liberalism; The Principle of Humanity; CHAPTER THREE: DID WE WRONG THEM? DO WE WRONG THEM?; Political Realism; A Morality of Relationship; A General Distinction, and a Mystery [change title on chapter itself]; Libertarianism, Liberalism, Humanity Again; Acts and Omissions; Causes and Conditions; Good Intentions; Another Hope, and a Conclusion or Two; CHAPTER FOUR: THE TWIN TOWERS, AND DEMOCRACY; Oneness in Extremity; Definitions of Violence; Terrorism Defined; Why Some Say It Was Wrong; Democracy; Hierarchic Democracy; Why September 11 Was Wrong; CHAPTER FIVE: OUR RESPONSIBILITY, AND WHAT TO DO; Moral Confidence; Our Share in September 11; Capitalism; Our Counter-Attack; What Is To Be Done.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,Expanded
Synopsis"To be on an airliner and look around and see the people and be able to stick to the plan of flying it into a skyscraper is to be hideous, and to persist if they come to know the plan is to be monstrous. "For the 3,000 deaths there are lines of responsibility into the past, as real as chains of command, containing earlier and later perpetrators. We in our democracies are in them, and in particular those of us who have got themselves into our governments." --Extract from After The Terror This philosophical and moral reflection describes two worlds - ours of good lives and another of bad lives - and questions our complicity in allowing the bad lives to happen. With what morality are we to think of this? And of September 11th, and about our counter-attack, and what to do now? After the Terror is moral philosophy based on reality. It enquires into the 'natural fact' of morality and the worked-out moralities of philosophers. It reaches to the moral core of our lives. Ted Honderich asks why the events of September 11th were wrong and what terrorism tells us about ourselves and our obligations. He does not respect the moral confidence of our leaders and others. He defends a morality of humanity that requires us to think about our lives, and to act up against our democratic governments., A philosophical reflection on morality and terrorism by one of the most remarkable thinkers of our day., 'To be on an airliner and look around and see the people and be able to stick to the plan of flying it into a skyscraper is to be hideous, and to persist if they come to know the plan is to be monstrous.''For the 3,000 deaths there are lines of responsibility into the past, as real as chains of command, containing earlier and later perpetrators. We in our democracies are in them, and in particular those of us who have got themselves into our governments.' After The Terror This philosophical and moral reflection describes two worlds - ours of good lives and another of bad lives - and questions our complicity in allowing the bad lives to happen. With what morality are we to think of this? And of September 11th, and about our counter-attack, and what to do now? After the Terror is not moral philosophy detached from reality. It enquires into the 'natural fact' of morality and the worked-out moralities of philosophers. It reaches to the moral core of our lives. Ted Honderich asks why the events of September 11th were wrong and what terrorism tells us about ourselves and our obligations. He does not respect the moral confidence of our leaders and others. He defends a morality of humanity that requires us to think about our lives, and to act up against our democratic governments.Features:*A serious work of philosophy that looks at the moral issues in the aftermath of September 11th*Written by a famous philosopher who is widely published*A courageous, sceptical book that asks tough questions and makes us think about our values*Written with passion, conviction and honesty, "To be on an airliner and look around and see the people and be able to stick to the plan of flying it into a skyscraper is to be hideous, and to persist if they come to know the plan is to be monstrous. "For the 3,000 deaths there are lines of responsibility into the past, as real as chains of command, containing earlier and later perpetrators. We in our democracies are in them, and in particular those of us who have got themselves into our governments."--Extract from After The Terror This philosophical and moral reflection describes two worlds - ours of good lives and another of bad lives - and questions our complicity in allowing the bad lives to happen. With what morality are we to think of this? And of September 11th, and about our counter-attack, and what to do now? After the Terror is moral philosophy based on reality. It enquires into the 'natural fact' of morality and the worked-out moralities of philosophers. It reaches to the moral core of our lives. Ted Honderich asks why the events of September 11th were wrong and what terrorism tells us about ourselves and our obligations. He does not respect the moral confidence of our leaders and others. He defends a morality of humanity that requires us to think about our lives, and to act up against our democratic governments.
LC Classification NumberHV6431.H66 2002
