The question of peace in modern political thought / Toivo Koivukoski and David Edward Tabachnick, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koivukoski, Toivo, author, editor.

Tabachnick, David Edward, 1972- author, editor.

Series:

Laurier studies in political philosophy series.

Laurier studies in political philosophy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace (Philosophy).

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Distribution:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays in The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought address the contribution that political theories of modern political philosophers have made to our understandings of peace. The discipline of peace research has reached a critical impasse, where the ideas of both "realist peace" and "democratic peace" are challenged by contemporary world events. Can we stand by while dictators violate the human rights of citizens? Can we impose a democratic peace through the projection of war? By looking back at the great works of political philosophy, this collection hopes to revive peace as an active question for political philosophy while making an original contribution to contemporary peace research and international relations.

Contents:

Transition to modernity: the place of God and myth

Modern definitions of peace: state and law as means to peace

Late-modern critiques of the security of states as approximation of peace.

Notes:

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781771120777

1771120770

OCLC:

909233594