Articles by: Igor Primoratz

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Justifying terrorism?

Can membership of a polity make a person a legitimate target? How might one seek to justify morally some act or campaign of terrorism? One might argue that although the direct victims are civilians or ordinary citizens, they are not innocent of the wrongs the terrorists are fighting against. Alternatively, one might concede the innocence of those victims and argue that attacks on them are nevertheless morally justified, either by their good consequences on balance…

Terrorism: what is it and can it ever be morally justified?