Peace Over Terror Terrorism in any light is a gruesome subject to contemplate. Terrorism rises many concerns in different people and allows feelings of fear to overwhelm a person. As humans on this Earth, pondering the thought of whether terrorism is morally permissible as a society is imperative to know. From a Utilitarian point of view, terrorism is not permissible under many accounts of which include the Greatest Happiness Principle, Gandhi's and Martin Luther King Jr.'s perspective on nonviolence. Terrorism is defined in the book Doing Ethics by Vaughn as, "violence against noncombatants for political, religious, or ideological ends" (544). This in itself from a Utilitarian view point would be impermissible due to the fact that it is
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has had a lot of experience in peaceful protesting and knowing how to handle situations with full respect in order to get his point across. Martin Luther King would believe that terrorism is impermissible because he preaches peace and nonviolent outlets to express how he feels which terrorism goes strongly against. In his Letter from the Birmingham City Jail Martin Luther King explained, "Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the under fettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, we must see the need of having nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men to rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding brotherhood" (320). He wants us to express and challenge how we feel but also, getting the message across in a peaceful and respectful way for the best results. In his eyes, people need to understand one another through speaking, not punching. Once society can get to that point, the world will be changed for the better. On that note, Martin Luther King Jr. would be strongly against terrorism because of its hateful nature and not his idea of peace. In conclusion, terrorism is impermissible and not morally right on the accounts of the Greatest Happiness Principle, Gandhi's perspective, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s perspective. There are so many other outlets to express feelings that Gandhi and Martin Luther King presented that are all rooted in peace. Violence is never the answer and gets nothing accomplished in the long run. As soon as society learns to listen and love one another, the world will become a peaceful and prosperous
has had a lot of experience in peaceful protesting and knowing how to handle situations with full respect in order to get his point across. Martin Luther King would believe that terrorism is impermissible because he preaches peace and nonviolent outlets to express how he feels which terrorism goes strongly against. In his Letter from the Birmingham City Jail Martin Luther King explained, "Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the under fettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, we must see the need of having nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men to rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding brotherhood" (320). He wants us to express and challenge how we feel but also, getting the message across in a peaceful and respectful way for the best results. In his eyes, people need to understand one another through speaking, not punching. Once society can get to that point, the world will be changed for the better. On that note, Martin Luther King Jr. would be strongly against terrorism because of its hateful nature and not his idea of peace. In conclusion, terrorism is impermissible and not morally right on the accounts of the Greatest Happiness Principle, Gandhi's perspective, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s perspective. There are so many other outlets to express feelings that Gandhi and Martin Luther King presented that are all rooted in peace. Violence is never the answer and gets nothing accomplished in the long run. As soon as society learns to listen and love one another, the world will become a peaceful and prosperous