Mark Vorobej

The Concept of Violence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study focuses on conceptual questions that arise when we explore the fundamental aspects of violence. Rather than attempting to develop a fixed definition of violence, Vorobej explores the varied dimensions of the phenomenon of violence and the questions they raise, addressing the criteria of harm, agency, victimhood, instrumentality, and normativity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781138187016
• ISBN-10: 1138187011
• Artikelnr.: 43604269

Autorenporträt

Mark Vorobej is a former Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, and a former Director of the Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University. He is the author of A Theory of Argument (Cambridge University Press, 2006) and numerous articles in the areas of logical theory and moral philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. Interpersonal Violence 2. Structural Violence 3. A Hybrid Account

Rezensionen

"This is a masterful analysis of the debate over how violence should be understood, along with the author's justification of a far more precise and logical definition of the concept. A persuasive analysis of exceptional skill and elegance, the book should be read by everyone concerned about limiting the tragic effects of violence in our lives." - Robert Paul Churchill, George Washington University, USA

"The strength of Vorobej's proposal obviously lies in its broad scope, which is meant to capture as many heterogeneous cases of violence as possible ... [His] detailed discussion of criteria and cases does more than just introduce a definitional approach to violence by presenting fundamental theoretical and practical questions about it." - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

"This is a masterful analysis of the debate over how violence should be understood, along with the author's justification of a far more precise and logical definition of the concept. A persuasive analysis of exceptional skill and elegance, the book should be read by everyone concerned about limiting the tragic effects of violence in our lives." - Robert Paul Churchill, George Washington University, USA

"The strength of Vorobej's proposal obviously lies in its broad scope, which is meant to capture as many heterogeneous cases of violence as possible ... [His] detailed discussion of criteria and cases does more than just introduce a definitional approach to violence by presenting fundamental theoretical and practical questions about it." - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews