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Violence and Silencing: A Philosophical Investigation of Apartheid
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-19, 07:32 authored by Poltera, JWith reference to examples of violence during Apartheid, I argue that the socio-political contexts in which violence occurs significantly shape agents' ideas about and responses to violence. As such, philosophers can only make sense of why perpetrators and bystanders alike may have judged violent acts morally justifiable or failed to challenge instances of violence against the backdrop of the particular characteristics of the socio-political context in which it occurs.
History
Publication title
Critical Horizons: Journal of Social and Critical TheoryVolume
12Pagination
232-250ISSN
1440-9917Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
United KingdomRights statement
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