Review of Michael Ignatieff, The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror
Ethics 115 (4):821-824 (2005)
| Abstract | How should a democratic state fight terrorism? This is the question discussed by Michael Ignatieff in his latest book. Ignatieff explores several possible positions as a response to this question. The review considers the analysis of these positions. | |||||||||
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