Against religion, wars, and states : the case for enlightenment atheism, just war pacifism, and liberal-democratic anarchism / / Andrew Fiala

• Autore: Fiala Andrew G (Andrew Gordon), <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 172
• Soggetto topico: Religion; Atheism; Political science - Philosophy; Pacifism; Just war doctrine
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; 1 Against Religions, Wars, and States; 2 Five Principles of Criticism; 3 Agnosticism and Atheism; 4 Religion, the Military, and the Secular Challenge; 5 Religion, the Family, and Criminal Justice; 6 Skeptical Pacifism; 7 The War System, Profit, and the Failure of Just War Ethics; 8 One-Sided Wars: Torture, Nukes, Religion, and Collective Narcissism; 9 Social Contract Anarchism and Cosmopolitan Democracy; 10 Civil Religion, Voting, and Oligarchy; 11 State Violence, the Prison-Industrial Complex, and Immigration; 12 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Andrew Fiala's Against Religion, Wars, and States: The Case For Enlightenment Atheism, Just War Pacifism, and Liberal-Democratic Anarchism argues that we need to overcome the idea of the nation-state and look toward global justice, that we need to develop a more critical stance toward religion while embracing enlightened humanism and natural science, and that we need to look beyond violent solutions to social problems in order to build world peace.
• Titolo autorizzato: Against religion, wars, and states
• ISBN: 1-4422-2307-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826974803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II