Philosophy 2083F/G Chapter Notes -Identity Politics
6 Dec 2012
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My definition is meant to apply only to most cases; i don"t mean to provide an account of what terrorism essentially is. I do believe that most often they (the terrorists) have the totalizing intentions that their actions signal but not always and not necessarily. The case is similar with my claim that terrorists make identity the basis of liability understood in contemporary political discourse- as in identity politics. It"s not a conceptual truth that group membership can never make individuals liable to attack. Liability depends on the character of the group. We commonly meet these people in close relation to the combat-ready soldiers whom. I mean their membership in a nation or a religious community they assist and in that relationship they are liable to attack. Medical personnel have almost always been taken to be immune. I certainly agree that civilians can be liable to moral criticism and legal punishment.
