| Get 'Em All! Kill 'Em!: Genocide, Terrorism, Righteous Communities Contributor(s): Wilshire, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739112791 ISBN-13: 9780739112793 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $51.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Why do groups become genocidal and try to incapacitate all members of an alien group, even sometimes killing fetuses? Prematurely alluding to evil or to the Devil blocks the possibility for further inquiry. Get 'Em All! Kill 'Em! is the first systematic attempt to explain what, up until now, has seemed to be inexplicable phenomena. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 304.663 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.36" W x 9" (0.78 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To think about genocide and terrorism is to accept an invitation from hell. In fact, hell may be too benign a term since it makes a kind of sense out of genocide and terrorism and ultimately begs the question: What is genocide? What sense does it make to kill or disable all members of an other group just because they are that other group: men, women, children? What sense can we make of genocide? The very meaning of "sense" threatens to disintegrate. Get 'Em All! Kill 'Em! is the first systematic attempt to understand what, up until now, has seemed inexplicable. Author Bruce Wilshire uncovers what seems to be the deepest root of the genocidal urge: disgust and dread in the face of abounding, fecund, life itself-swarming, creeping, scurrying, unboundable, and uncontrollable. If his claims about the genocidal urge is true, genocide and terrorism are the ultimate anti-ecology. Get 'Em All! Kill 'Em! is a rare and seminal work by a distinguished and original thinker. |
