Fidel's Ethics of Violence
The Moral Dimension of the Political Thought of Fidel Castro
By (author) Dayan Jayatilleka
Publication date:
20 September 2007Length of book:
248 pagesPublisher
Pluto PressISBN-13: 9781849643702
Fidel Castro's most original contribution to revolutionary and radical thought has been his development of an explicit ethical position on one of the most controversial issues of our time: violence. This book explores the evolution of Castro's political thinking - and in particular how he philosophically reconciles violence, political power and morality.
This book makes a timely intervention into the question of Castro's historical role and contribution. The author argues that Castro's doctrine of armed struggle is the logical development of his idea of the ethical liberation fighter. At its core is an unremitting emphasis on the ethical use of violence.
This book makes a timely intervention into the question of Castro's historical role and contribution. The author argues that Castro's doctrine of armed struggle is the logical development of his idea of the ethical liberation fighter. At its core is an unremitting emphasis on the ethical use of violence.
'In this lucid analysis of the moral and ethical dimensions of Castro's thought, Jayatilleka breaks new ground'