Nonviolence : critiquing assumptions, examining frameworks / edited by Michael Patterson Brown, Katy Gray Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Michael Patterson, editor.

Series:

Value Inquiry Book Series 324.

Value inquiry book series, Philosophy of peace 0929-8436 ; volume 324.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonviolence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill-Rodopi, 2018.

Summary:

Many judgments regarding what is good or bad, possible or impossible, rely upon unspoken assumptions or frameworks which are used to view and evaluate events and actions. Philosophers uncover these hidden aspects of thoughts and judgments, scrutinizing them for soundness, validity, and fairness. These assumptions and frameworks permeate the topics of violence, nonviolence, war, conflict, and reconciliation; and these assumptions influence how we address these problems and issues. The papers in this volume explore what kind of assumptions and frameworks would be needed in order for people to see nonviolence as a sensible approach to contemporary problems. Topics include conceptions of positive peace, nonviolence and international structures, and perspectives on peace education. Contributors are Elizabeth N. Agnew, Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, William C. Gay, Ronald J. Glossop, Ian M. Harris, John Kultgen, Joseph C. Kunkel, Douglas Lewis, Danielle Poe and Harry van der Linden.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Notes on Contributors

Introduction / Michael Patterson Brown and Katy Gray Brown

Nonviolence and Positive Peace

The Practice of Peace: Thinking, Speaking, Acting / William C. Gay

Can You Hear Me Now? The Element of Listening in Positive Peace / Elizabeth N. Agnew

The Ethics of Care and Violence / Andrew Fitz-Gibbon

Freedom, Oppression, and the Ethics of Ambiguity / Douglas Lewis

Nonviolence and International Structures

The Impotence of Moral Arguments in the Debate Over Nuclear Deterrence / John Kultgen

The U.S. Constitution, Human Rights, and Iraq / Joseph C. Kunkel

Questioning Combatant’s Privilege in Unjust Wars / Harry van der Linden

The International Criminal Court: Progressing Despite U.S. Opposition / Ronald J. Glossop

Nonviolence and Peace Education

A Philosophic Framework for Peace Education / Ian M. Harris

Perspectives from a Catholic, Marianist University on Teaching Peace / Danielle Poe

Dewey’s Political Ethics as Applied Philosophy that Advances International Peace / William C. Gay

Back Matter

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-38525-8

90-04-38340-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004385252 DOI