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Terroryzm w myśli Michaela Walzera
Terrorism According to Michael Walzer

Author(s): Karina Gaik
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Security and defense, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Wydawnictwo KUL
Keywords: terrorism;terrorists;Michael Walzer;take-overs;surmounting

Summary/Abstract: The paper seeks to show the Phenomenon of modern terrorism that started in the 1920's and is present now. Article has calling attention on puropse on global character of terror and lack of forceful manner to attempts overcoming. In first sequence are depicts the reasons of terrorism (present short historic outline leading to the most important events of terrorist's attacks and motives what terrorists use), terrorism's consequences (terrorist's attacks in last decade and important role of mass media that played in devolution of infomation about participations of terrorist's events) and this, how to belonged to defend before it (antiterrorism) from prospect of Michael Walzer – American philosopher for over thirty years concerning of the problem of using violence in international conflicts, considered of one of the most important American polemicist and public intellectual, a professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey. All above-mentioned notions have been analyzed about main three Walzer's papers: "On toleration", "Just and Unjust War", and "Arguing about War".

  • Issue Year: 2/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 35-55
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish