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Terrorism : The Problem of Definition Revisited

H. H.A. Cooper
- 01 Feb 2001 - 
- Vol. 44, Iss: 6, pp 881-893
TLDR
In any case, the definition of terrorism has undergone a number of small refinements as experience has suggested as discussed by the authors, and there is among the many participants to the discussion no agreement on the basic nature of the fruit under consideration.
Abstract
How can terrorism be defined when the process of defining is wholly frustrated by the presence of irreconcilable antagonisms? It is certainly not easy to define, much less comprehend. With respect to terrorism, there is among the many participants to the discussion no agreement on the basic nature of the fruit under consideration. In any case, the definition of terrorism has undergone a number of small refinements as experience has suggested. This article considers how to define terrorism or at least know it when it is seen in the coming decades.

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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

TL;DR: The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus as discussed by the authors was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) published during his lifetime, and it immediately convinced many of its readers and captured the imagination of all.
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You just don't understand : women and men in conversation

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Western State Terrorism

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