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[Eyal Weizman] ☆ The Least of All Possible Evils: Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza ¶ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Least of All Possible Evils: Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza Drawing on a wealth of new research, Weizman charts the latest manifestation of this age-old idea. The principle of the “lesser evil”—the acceptability of pursuing one exceptional course of action in order to prevent a greater injustice—has long been a cornerstone of Western ethical philosophy. In doing so he shows how military and political intervention acquired a new “humanitarian” acceptability and legality in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centu
| Title | : | The Least of All Possible Evils: Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.99 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844676471 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
He is also a founder member of the collective Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency (DAAR) in Bethlehem, Palestine. Eyal Weizman is Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he directs the Centre for Research Architecture and the European Research Council funded project Forensic Architecture. He is the author of Hollow Land, The L
—Samuel Moyn . From Bookforum Weizman's criticism of humanitarianism is indispensable, even if he leaves open what should replace it. Since deploying violence in the name of compassion has become a central feature of global politics, Weizman's tour of the dark places humanitarianism can lead is alarming and provocative
"How to kill discreetly" according to Venus Project. This book showed ways how atrocities are able to be committed while minimizing the public scrutiny. It shows how people can be okay with killing others. A must read for citizens in a country constantly at war.. Smart and essential should you wish to dip your toe into the murky waters of Israel/Gaza Smart and essential reading. A wee bit curious about the footnote (minimal), but an important read nevertheless.
Drawing on a wealth of new research, Weizman charts the latest manifestation of this age-old idea. The principle of the “lesser evil”—the acceptability of pursuing one exceptional course of action in order to prevent a greater injustice—has long been a cornerstone of Western ethical philosophy. In doing so he shows how military and political intervention acquired a new “humanitarian” acceptability and legality in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.. From its roots in classical ethics and Christian theology, to Hannah Arendt’s exploration of the work of the Jewish Councils during the Nazi regime, Weizman explores its development in three key transformations of the problem: the defining intervention of Médecins Sans Frontières in mid-1980s Ethiopia; the separation wall in Israel-Palestine; and international and human rights law in Bosnia, Gaza and Iraq
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