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Fiala Andrew <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Practical pacifism / / Andrew Fiala |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Algora Pub., c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-65615-8 |
9786610656158 |
0-87586-292-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pacifism |
Just war doctrine |
Terrorism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Practical Pacifism -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Practical Pacifism -- The Current Problem -- Practical Pacifism -- 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 |
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and Eschatology -- Eschatological Hatred and Suicide Bombers -- Suicide, Martyrdom, and Scapegoating -- Terrorism and Eschatology -- The Eschatological Suspension of the Ethical -- Religion and Politics -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9. The Melioristic Imperative of Liberal Hope -- Cynicism, Realism, and Violence -- Liberalism and Meliorism -- Optimism, Pessimism, and Pragmatism -- Conclusion -- 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"? -- Conclusion -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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