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The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror

Paperback • 2005 • English

The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror

By Michael Ignatieff

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About the book

Must we fight terrorism with terror, match assassination with assassination, and torture with torture? Must we sacrifice civil liberty to protect public safety? In the age of terrorism, the temptations of ruthlessness can be overwhelming. But we are pulled in the other direction too by the anxiety that a violent response to violence makes us morally indistinguishable from our enemies. There is perhaps no greater political challenge today than trying to win the war against terror without losing...Show more

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ISBN

9780691123936

Publisher

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror

Format

Paperback

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