Fidel's Ethics of Violence - The Moral Dimension of the Political Thought of Fidel Castro

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka is a political analyst and commentator, and a former underground revolutionary activist. He is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was Sri Lanka's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva and also served at Sri Lankan Ambassador to France. He is the author of Fidel's Ethics of Violence (Pluto, 2007). Klappentext Fidel Castro's most original contribution to revolutionary and radical thought has been his development of an explicit ethical position on one of the most controversial issues of our time: violence. This book explores the evolution of Castro's political thinking - and in particular how he philosophically reconciles violence, political power and morality. This book makes a timely intervention into the question of Castro's historical role and contribution. The author argues that Castro's doctrine of armed struggle is the logical development of his idea of the ethical liberation fighter. At its core is an unremitting emphasis on the ethical use of violence. Zusammenfassung Examines Casto's ethical and philosophical standpoint on the use of violence.

Product details

• Authors: Dayan Jayatilleka, Jayatilleka Dayan
• Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2007
• EAN: 9780745326962
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-2696-2
• No. of pages: 235
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Cuba, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Political activism, Caribbean islands, Revolutionary groups & movements, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Violence in society, Marxism & Communism, Revolutionary groups and movements, Violence, intolerance and persecution in history, Political activism / Political engagement