La mente che minaccia: razionalità, patrimonio emotivo, integrità deliberativa

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the concept of deterrence. After a brief review of the conceptual frame-work of the so–called paradox of deterrence, it focuses on the two concepts of ‘integrity in deliberation’ and ‘emotional assets’ in order to show that they are intrinsic part of the description of an agent as rational and thus not in contradiction with the intention to retaliate.