The Newtonian Law of Violence
Counterpunch, 2005
2 Pages Posted: 27 Dec 2006 Last revised: 26 Sep 2008
Abstract
The laws of motion do not justify terrorist violence. Nor do they merge good and evil. Moral distinctions are important to live in human communities. Only the purest pacifist would claim that all violence is bad. Others would distinguish among forms of violence. Particularly governments would continue to defend violence in the name of morality and national security - ignoring the Newtonian warning that carnage begets carnage.
Note: Previously titled "Morality, Terrorism and the Laws of Motion."
Keywords: London bombings, Newton, John Donne
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Khan, Ali, The Newtonian Law of Violence. Counterpunch, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=953869
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