After the Terror

This philosophical and moral reflection describes two worlds - ours of good lives and another of bad lives - and questions our complicity in allowing the bad lives to happen. With what morality are we to think of this? And of September 11th, and about our counter-attack, and what to do now?

Autorentext
Ted Honderich

Klappentext
Ted Honderich investigates the morality of the September 11th attacks and what terrorism tells us about ourselves and our obligations. Did we have a responsibility for what took place? Did we respond to it as we should have? What are we to do now? After the Terror inquires into the "natural fact" of morality and the worked-out moralities of philosophers. It reaches to the moral core of our lives.Honderich writes, "We can be held partly responsible for the 3,000 deaths at the twin towers and at the Pentagon. We are rightly to be held responsible along with the killers. We share the guilt. Those who condemn us have a reason to do so. Did we bring the killing at the twin towers on ourselves? Did we have it coming? Those offensive questions, and their offensive, but affirmative answer, do contain a truth."

Zusammenfassung
A philosophical reflection on morality and terrorism by one of the most remarkable thinkers of our day.

Inhalt
1. Good Lives, Bad Lives Living longer Other great goods Half-lives and under-fives Necessary inquiry Less than half-lives, and a reason Reassuring ourselves Quarter-lives Larger numbers Great goods again More reassurance? Not an omission 2. Natural and Other Morality Natural morality More to natural morality, and its inescapability Worked-out moralities Libertarianism Liberalism The principle of humanity 3. Did We Wrong Them? Do We Wrong Them? Political realism A morality of relationship A general distinction, and a mystery Libertarianism, liberalism, humanity again Acts and omissions Causes and conditions Good intentions Another hope, and a conclusion or two 4. The Twin Towers, and Democracy Oneness in extremity Definitions of violence Terrorism defined Why some say September 11 was wrong Democracy Hierarchic democracy Why September 11 was wrong 5. Our Responsibility, and What to Do Moral Confidence Our share in September 11 Capitalism Our counter-attack What is to be done

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