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Philosophical perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Author: Tomis Kapitan
Publisher: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This volume addresses a number of philosophical problems that arise in consideration of the century-old conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs. Consisting of essays by fifteen contributors (including both Israeli and Palestinian philosophers) and a detailed introduction by the editor, it deals with rights to land, sovereignty, self-determination, the existence and legitimacy of states, cultural
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Genre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Philosophical perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1997
(OCoLC)605966604
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Tomis Kapitan
ISBN: 1563248778 9781563248771 1563248786 9781563248788
OCLC Number: 35620399
Description: x, 382 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Contents: Historical introduction to the philosophical issues / Tomis Kapitan --
The right to national self-determination / Yael Tamir --
Formulating the right of national self-determination / Muhammad Ali Khalidi --
The moral status of Israel / Alan B. Gewirth --
State terrorism and its sponsors / Robert B. Ashmore --
Jus in bello and the Intifada / Daniel Statman --
Targeting children : rights versus realpolitik / James A. Graff --
Land, property, and occupation : a question of political philosophy / Erin McKenna --
Personal and national identity : a tale of two wills / Sari Nusseibeh --
The state of Palestine : the question of existence / Jerome M. Segal --
The ethical dimension of the Jewish-Arab conflict / Manfred Vogel --
Philosophical reflections on religious claims and religious intransigence in relation to the conflict / David B. Burrell --
In search of the emperor's new clothes : reflections on rights in the Palestine conflict / Hugh R. Harcourt --
Beyond justice and rights : competing Israeli and Palestinian claims / Robert L. Holmes --
Zionism, liberalism, and the state / Milton Fisk --
Tragic justice / Lynne Belaief.
Responsibility: Tomis Kapitan, editor.

Abstract:

This volume addresses a number of philosophical problems that arise in consideration of the century-old conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs. Consisting of essays by fifteen contributors (including both Israeli and Palestinian philosophers) and a detailed introduction by the editor, it deals with rights to land, sovereignty, self-determination, the existence and legitimacy of states, cultural prejudice, national identity, intercommunal violence, and the relevance of religious claims to normative disputes. The discussion of these general topics is interwoven with a look at the more particular issues of anti-Semitism, Zionism, Palestinian nationalism, the Israeli occupation, the Intifada, and possible solutions to the conflict.

In addition to being the first anthology in English devoted to the philosophical issues engendered by this conflict, the book also presents differing (and often opposed) perspectives and includes contributions from Israeli Jews as well as from Palestinian Arabs. Many of the contributors have had firsthand experience with this conflict, and some are actively involved in related political activities.

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