Tomis Kapitan

Philosophical Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume addresses a number of philosophical problems that arise in consideration of the century-old conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs. Consisting of essays by fifteen contributors (including both Israeli and Palestinian philosophers) and a lengthy introduction by the editor, it deals with rights to land, sovereignity, self-determination, the existence and legitimacy of states, cultural prejudice, national identity, intercommunal violence, and religious intransigence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781563248788
• ISBN-10: 1563248786
• Artikelnr.: 21862102

Autorenporträt

Tomis Kapitan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Historical Introduction to the Philosophical Issues
Tomis Kapitan; Chapter 1 The Right to National Self-Determination
Yael Tamir; Chapter 1a The Right to National Self-Determination: A Rejoinder; Chapter 2 Formulating the Right of National Self-Determination
Muhammad Ali Khalidi; Chapter 3 The Moral Status of Israel
Alan B. Gewirth; Chapter 4 State Terrorism and its Sponsors
Robert B. Ashmoreb; Chapter 5 Jus in Bello and the Intifada
Daniel Statman; Chapter 6 Targeting Children
James A. Graff; Chapter 7 Land
Property
and Occupation
Erin McKenna; Chapter 8 Personal and National Identity
Sari Nusseibeh; Chapter 9 The State of Palestine
Jerome M. Segal; Chapter 10 The Ethical Dimension of the Jewish-Arab Conflict
Manfred Vogel; Chapter 11 Philosophical Reflections on Religious Claims and Religious Intransigence in Relation to the Conflict
David B. BurrellC.S.C.; Chapter 12 In Search of the Emperor's New Clothes
Hugh R. Harcourt; Chapter 13 Beyond Justice and Rights
Robert L. Holmes; Chapter 14 Zionism
Liberalism
and the State
Milton Fisk; Chapter 15 Tragic Justice
Lynne Belaief;