Practical pacifism / Andrew Fiala.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fiala, Andrew, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pacifism.

Just war doctrine.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

12, 245 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States has a unique responsibility and opportunity to use democracy to end war; but, after 9/11, many can no longer imagine pacifism. in any form. Practical Pacifism argues for an approach to peace that aims beyond religion toward a moral consen.

Contents:

Intro

Practical Pacifism

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Practical Pacifism

The Current Problem

The American Empire and Humanitarian Intervention

Individual Responsibility in the Age of Terrorism

Chapter 1 Appendix: For Philosophers Only

Chapter 2. Of Apes and Militarists: The Human Roots of Political Violence

Biology and Aggression

War and Culture

Militarism and the State

Militarism and Pragmatism

Chapter 3. Absolute Pacifism and Just War Theory

Absolute Pacifism

A Humanistic Approach

Just War

Chapter 4. Citizenship, Epistemology, and the Just War Theory

Presumptions For or Against Violence

Pacifism and Just War Theory

Knowledge and the Burden of Proof

Patriotism, Protest, and Civil Disobedience

Conclusion

Chapter 5. Violence, Terrorism, and War

Violence and Consent

Rhetorical Problems

Terrorism

War

Chapter 6. Terrorism and the Philosophy of History

Political Philosophy and History

Means and Ends

Rawls and the Philosophy of History

The Supreme Emergency Exemption

Practical Pacifism and the Rhetoric of War

Chapter 7. Alienation, Information, and War

Two Sides of Toleration and Dissent

Paranoia and Terrorism

Bureaucracy and Alienation

Conclusions

Chapter 8. The Myth of the Suicide Bomber: Despair and Eschatology

Eschatological Hatred and Suicide Bombers

Suicide, Martyrdom, and Scapegoating

Terrorism and Eschatology

The Eschatological Suspension of the Ethical

Religion and Politics

Chapter 9. The Melioristic Imperative of Liberal Hope

Cynicism, Realism, and Violence

Liberalism and Meliorism

Optimism, Pessimism, and Pragmatism

Chapter 10. Democracy, Philosophy, and Peace

Philosophy and Zones of Peace.

Individual Rights, Group Identity, and Humanitarian Intervention

Clean Hands and Dirty Hands

"Men Without Chests"?

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-65615-8

9786610656158

0-87586-292-6

OCLC:

437191866