A Delicate Balance: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About Terrorism. (Book Notice).A Delicate Balance: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About Terrorism by Trudy Govier, Westview Press, 2002, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-8133-6585-6, 192 pp., $30.95 (Cdn). Information on ordering can be found at http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com (go to Westview Press). Philosopher, author, lecturer, and a founder of Ploughshares
This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Calgary, Dr. Trudy Govier is the author of several books and has written many articles on topics ranging from self-deception to nuclear deterrence Noun 1. nuclear deterrence - the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction" . In A Delicate Balance she provides her own insights into the question, did the world change on September 11, 2001? For those who live outside of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of or Washington, life's familiar pace persists and families and jobs resume their routines. Yet everything seems different because of the dramatic disturbance in our sense of what our world means and how we exist within it. In A Delicate Balance, Govier writes that it is because our feelings and attitudes have altered so fundamentally that our world has changed. We cannot ignore the resulting ethical challenges. From Plato and Aristotle on courage, to Kant on revenge, to John Rawls John Rawls (February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American philosopher, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University and author of A Theory of Justice (1971), Political Liberalism, , and The Law of Peoples. on justice, Govier mines the world of philosophy to reflect on terrorism. She argues that moral complexities such as victimhood, evil, power, and revenge, if properly understood, can provide a basis for hope. Govier challenges us to construct a new sense of the world and our place within it. Reviews "Trudy Govier's A Delicate Balance examines terrorism, particularly terrorism against the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , in a subdued philosophical voice. That voice, so calm, so calculating, is one of the most refreshing aspects of this short work, contrasting so sharply with the heated rhetoric since the events of Sept. 11."--Quill & Quire quire 1 n. 1. Abbr. qr. or q. A set of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and stock; one twentieth of a ream. 2. "This is a calm and cogently argued appraisal of the reactions to the terrorist attacks of September, 2001. Govier brings her considerable acumen as a moral philosopher to bear on these critical issues and advances her views persuasively and rationally. What a refreshing antidote to the too frequent, usual knee-jerk stereotypical responses." Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
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