In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, philosophers around the country and across the world are writing about issues of war, terrorism, and peace. This page is a clearing house for posting those pieces or links to articles, op-ed pieces, etc. by moral and political philosophers. I've added a couple short pieces of my own to get things started.

If you have something that you would like to see posted, please send it to Larry Hinman.

Additional Resources

• For resources on Just War Theory, see the Military Ethics page of Ethics Updates
• Also see the resources at the Markkula Center on "Ethical Perspectives on the Terrorist Attacks"

• Ahmad, Eqbal
  
  
  • "Terrorism, Theirs & Ours" Alternative Radio

• Arawi,Thalia
  
  
  • The Good Will . . . for Evil
  • An Insight into Peace (new)

• Bottorff, Dean L.
  
  
  • Ethics and the Emergence of World Trade

• Cook, Martin
  
  
  • Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Warfare

• Elliott, Deni
  
  
  • Global Journalism and the Myth of the Nation-State (revised)

• Greetham, Bryan
  
  
  • War, Terrorism, and Peace

• Hester, D. Micah
  
  
  • "Faith AS Work:  Religious Experience IN Human Endeavors"

• Hinman, Lawrence M.
  
  
  • A Vision of Peace

  • The Rhetoric of Evil

• Judith Lichtenberg
  
  
  • The Ethics of Retaliation (pdf format)

• McClean, David E.
  
  
  • An American Conundrum

• McGregor, Joan
  
  
  • Justice will be done

• Moody-Adams, M.M.
  
  
  • Reconciling Righteousness and Humility

• Mason, Richard O.
  
  
  • The Moral Challenge to Today’s Leadership

• Morris, Christopher W.
  
  
  • A Crime or an Act of War?

• Morris, Tom
  
  
  • Some Thoughts on Terror, Tragedy, and Ultimate Triumph

• Perry, David L.
  
  
  • "Killing in the Name of God: The Problem of Holy War"
  • "Should We Invade Iraq?" NEW

• Scherer, Don
  
  
  • What Peacemakers Can Do
  • Energy and the Quest for Peace

• Shue, Henry
  
  
  • Not Contributing to Terrorism

• Simpson, Peter
  
  
  • The War on Terrorism: its Moral Justification and Limits