Philosophy and the return of violence : studies from this widening gyre / edited by Nathan Eckstrand and Christopher S. Yates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yates, Christopher.

Contributor:

Eckstrand, Nathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Philosophy.

Violence.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written at a time when violence has many faces and goes by many names, this collection is proof that philosophy can remain a vital partner in the twin tasks of diagnosis and action. Emerging across specters of genocide, racism, oppression, terror, poverty, or war, the threat of violence is not only concrete and urgent, but all too often throws the work of critical reflection into vulnerable paralysis. With essays by some of today's finest scholars, these pages breathe new life into the hard work of intellectual engagement. Philosophers such as Peg Birmingham, Robert Bernasconi, and Bernhard Wa

Contents:

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: BETWEEN POLITICAL NECESSITY AND THE CHALLENGE OF PEACE; PART II: AT THE BORDERS OF ENMITY, OTHERNESS, AND IDENTITY; PART III: DIAGNOSING POWER, NONVIOLENCE, AND DISCOURSE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613015730

9781283015738

1283015730

9781441126047

144112604X

OCLC:

705538249