Like the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on terrorism (which you should definitely go read), Corlett describes the two intertwined problems for philosophers talking about terrorism as "What is it?" and "Is it ever morally permissible?" Corlett claims that the definitional question is usually answered in such a way to rig the answer. ![]() You can buy the article here it was also reworked into a chapter in Terrorism: A Philosophical Analysis. Angelo Corlett's "Can Terrorism be Morally Justified?" (1996), which is unfortunately not free on the web. White's selection is meant to challenge the common view that terrorism is obviously, in all cases, morally unambiguous (i.e. We recorded this on the evening of 2/19/13. ![]() White, international terrorism expert and author of many books on the subject, is a big fan of P.E.L., and he contacted us a while back and agreed to come on the show and talk about some articles on philosophical issues involving terrorism with us.
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