Justification of War and Terrorism. A Comparative Case Study examining Ethical Positions based on Prescriptive Attribution Theory
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Witte, Erich H.
Halverscheid, Susanne
Abstract / Description
The aim of this study is to examine the underlying ethical positions of statements that try
to justify acts of war and terrorism. Similarities and differences will be analyzed within
the framework of empirical ethics research. With respect to the current political situation,
examples of war and terror from both Western and Arabian parties and terrorist
organizations are chosen. The cases are exemplified by selected speeches and
explanations from (1) the American Government justifying the military strikes in
Afghanistan (2001- ) and the war in Iraq (2003- ) (2) the Red Army Faction (RAF)
justifying terrorist attacks that they perpetrated in Germany between 1972 and 1984 (3)
the former President of Iraq justifying the war against Iran (1980-1988), and (4)
members of Al-Qaeda justifying terrorist acts between 2001 and 2004.
In a first rating procedure, statements containing justifications of politically motivated
violence will be identified based upon argumentation analysis. The selected statements
will then be rated in a second process in regard to the underlying ethics. The justification
patterns will be presented, compared, and discussed in respect to the interaction of
culture and type of aggression.
The results illustrate distinctive argumentation patterns for each group examined. The
inference-statistical comparison reveals significant differences between the types of
aggression as well as between Western and Arabian countries, whereas the cultural
factor proves to be more essential.
Keyword(s)
Krieg Terrorismus Moral Gewalt Ethik Wert Diskursanalyse Krieg Terrorismus Moral Gewalt Ethik Soziale Werte Persönliche Werte Diskursanalyse Prescriptive Attribution Theory War Terrorism JustificationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2006
Is part of series
Hamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie;70
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Witte, Erich H.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Halverscheid, Susanne
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:07:52Z
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Date of first publication2006
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Abstract / DescriptionThe aim of this study is to examine the underlying ethical positions of statements that try to justify acts of war and terrorism. Similarities and differences will be analyzed within the framework of empirical ethics research. With respect to the current political situation, examples of war and terror from both Western and Arabian parties and terrorist organizations are chosen. The cases are exemplified by selected speeches and explanations from (1) the American Government justifying the military strikes in Afghanistan (2001- ) and the war in Iraq (2003- ) (2) the Red Army Faction (RAF) justifying terrorist attacks that they perpetrated in Germany between 1972 and 1984 (3) the former President of Iraq justifying the war against Iran (1980-1988), and (4) members of Al-Qaeda justifying terrorist acts between 2001 and 2004. In a first rating procedure, statements containing justifications of politically motivated violence will be identified based upon argumentation analysis. The selected statements will then be rated in a second process in regard to the underlying ethics. The justification patterns will be presented, compared, and discussed in respect to the interaction of culture and type of aggression. The results illustrate distinctive argumentation patterns for each group examined. The inference-statistical comparison reveals significant differences between the types of aggression as well as between Western and Arabian countries, whereas the cultural factor proves to be more essential.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-23330
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/550
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9155
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Language of contenteng
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Is part of seriesHamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie;70
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Keyword(s)Kriegde
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Keyword(s)Terrorismusde
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Keyword(s)Moralde
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Keyword(s)Gewaltde
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Keyword(s)Ethikde
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Keyword(s)Wertde
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Keyword(s)Diskursanalysede
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Keyword(s)Kriegde
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Keyword(s)Terrorismusde
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Keyword(s)Moralde
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Keyword(s)Gewaltde
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Keyword(s)Ethikde
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Keyword(s)Soziale Wertede
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Keyword(s)Persönliche Wertede
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Keyword(s)Diskursanalysede
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Keyword(s)Prescriptive Attribution Theoryen
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Keyword(s)Waren
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Keyword(s)Terrorismen
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Keyword(s)Justificationen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleJustification of War and Terrorism. A Comparative Case Study examining Ethical Positions based on Prescriptive Attribution Theoryen
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok