Just Liberal Violence: Sweatshops, Torture, War

Just Liberal Violence: Sweatshops, Torture, War

by Michael Neu
Just Liberal Violence: Sweatshops, Torture, War

Just Liberal Violence: Sweatshops, Torture, War

by Michael Neu

Paperback

$41.00 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
    Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by Thursday, April 4
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

'This book critically examines "just liberal violence": forms of direct and structural violence that others may be "justly" subjected to. Michael Neu focusses on liberal defences of torture, war and sweatshop labour, respectively, and argues that each of these defences fails and that all of them fail for similar reasons.

Liberal defences of violence share several blind spots, and it is the task of this book to reveal them. Neu offers a unifying perspective that reveals the three kinds of defence of violence under investigation as being essentially one of a kind. He demonstrates that each of these defences suffers from serious and irreparable intellectual defects and articulates these defects in a synthesised critique. The book goes on to accuse liberal defenders of being complicit in contemporary structures and practices of violence, and highlights the implications of this argument for moral and political philosophers who spend their professional lives thinking about morality and politics.'

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781786600653
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 11/01/2017
Series: Off the Fence: Morality, Politics and Society
Pages: 162
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Michael Neu is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Politics and Ethics at the University of Brighton. He has published articles in International Relations, Social Theory and Practice and The Journal of International Political Thought.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A Plea for Defiance / Chapter 2: Just Liberal Violence / Chapter 3: Sweatshops / Chapter 4: Torture / Chapter 5: War / Chapter Six: Complicity / Bibliography / Index
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews