恐怖主义的哲学分析

A Philosophical Analysis of Terrorism

恐怖主义定义是认识恐怖主义问题、从事国际反恐合作、制定国家反恐政策的理论基础。但是,目前恐怖主义定义的主要动机来源于政治需求,而非学术动机。并且,恐怖主义定义方式本身,无论是功能主义还是从恐怖主义的本质出发,都遭遇严重的逻辑问题。达成一个统一的、普遍有效的恐怖主义定义不仅仅在现实中不可能,而且在理论层面也难以实现。多元化的恐怖主义定义反映了现实世界的多元特征,既是学术的,也是客观的。

In this paper, the author points out that the definition of terrorism is a theoretical basis for understanding the issue of terrorism, dealing with international anti-terrorist cooperation, and formulating relevant domestic policies. However, terrorism nowadays is mostly defined out of political needs but not out of academic motives. In addition, either from functionalism or from the essence of terrorism, the current way of defining terrorism has met with serious logical problems. The author argues that it is impossible to give a universal definition to terrorism either practically or theoretically. Instead, a pluralized way of defining terrorism complies with the pluralized characteristics of the real world. Therefore, it is both academic and objective.