We began a discussion of Elshtain on Friday. Here are some questions you might think about as you think about Elshtain's work.
(1)
Elshtain quotes Hannah Arendt that “Politics is
not the Nursery.” What is the
point of this quote? What is the
problem with this kind of formulation of U.S. policy on counterterrorism?
(2)
What is Elshtain’s view of human rationality? Of
human nature? What implications do
these views have for how we understand the role of the government/state?
(3)
Does Elshtain describe the 9/11 attacks as evil
or does she describe the attackers as evil (or both)? Why is the answer to this question important?
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