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The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence

Edited By Andrew Fiala Copyright 2018
    418 Pages
    by Routledge

    418 Pages
    by Routledge

    418 Pages
    by Routledge
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    Interest in pacifism—an idea with a long history in philosophical thought and in several religious traditions—is growing. The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence is the first comprehensive reference designed to introduce newcomers and researchers to the many varieties of pacifism and nonviolence, to their history and philosophy, and to pacifism’s most serious critiques. The volume offers 32 brand new chapters from the world’s leading experts across a diverse range of fields, who together provide a broad discussion of pacifism and nonviolence in connection with virtue ethics, capital punishment, animal ethics, ecology, queer theory, and feminism, among other areas. This Handbook is divided into four sections: (1) Historical and Tradition-Specific Considerations, (2) Conceptual and Moral Considerations, (3) Social and Political Considerations, and (4) Applications. It concludes with an Afterword by James Lawson, one of the icons of the nonviolent American Civil Rights movement. The text will be invaluable to scholars and students, as well as to activists and general readers interested in peace, nonviolence, and critical perspectives on war and violence.

    Notes on Contributors





    Acknowledgements





    Introduction



              Andrew Fiala





    Part I: Historical and Tradition-Specific Considerations









    1. A History of the Idea of Pacifism and Nonviolence: Ancient to Modern




      2. Duane L. Cady





    2. Nonviolence and Pacifism in the Long Nineteenth Century




      3. Michael Allan Fox





    3. Pacifism in the Twentieth Century and Beyond




      4. Andrew Fiala





    4. Christian Pacifism




      5. Daniel A. Dombrowski





    5. Peace and Nonviolence in Islam




      6. Ramin Jahanbegloo





    6. Philosophy of Nonviolence in Africa




      7. Gail M. Presbey





    7. Nonviolence in the Dharma Traditions: Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism




      8. Veena R. Howard





    8. The Gandhi-King Tradition and Satyagraha




      9. Barry L. Gan





      Part II: Conceptual and Moral Considerations







    9. Pacifism and the Concept of Morality




      10. Robert L. Holmes





    10. Peace: Negative and Positive




      11. David Boersema





    11. The Pacifist Critique of the Just War Tradition




      12. Cheyney Ryan





    12. Contingent Pacifism




      13. Paul Morrow





    13. Humanitarian Intervention and the Problem of Genocide and Atrocity




      14. Jennifer Kling





    14. Virtue Ethics and Nonviolence




      15. David K. Chan





    15. Personal Pacifism and Conscientious Objection




      16. Eric Reitan





    16. Pacifism: Does it Make Moral Sense?




      17. Jan Narveson





    17. Pacifism as Pathology




      18. José-Antonio Orosco





      Part III: Social and Political Considerations







    18. The Triumph of the Liberal Democratic Peace and the Dangers of Its Success




      19. Fuat Gursozlu





    19. Human Rights and International Law




      20. Robert Paul Churchill





    20. Hospitality, Identity, and Cosmopolitanism: Antidotes to the Violence of Otherness




      21. Eddy M. Souffrant





    21. Warism and the Dominant Worldview




      22. Duane L. Cady





    22. The Military-Industrial Complex




      23. William Gay





    23. Feminism and Nonviolent Activism




      24. Danielle Poe





    24. Queer Oppression and Pacifism




      25. Blake Hereth





      Part IV: Applications







    25. Care Theory, Peacemaking, and Education




      26. Nel Noddings





    26. Becoming Nonviolent: Sociobiological, Neurophysiological, and Spiritual Perspectives


    Biography

    Andrew Fiala is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Ethics Center at Fresno State University, USA. A former president of Concerned Philosophers for Peace, his publications include The Just War Myth (2008), Public War, Private Conscience (2010), The Bloomsbury Companion to Political Philosophy (editor, 2015), Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, 9th edition (with Barbara MacKinnon, 2017), and Transformative Pacifism (forthcoming).

    "This groundbreaking collection of essays is more than simply a ‘handbook.’ These essays are models of rigor and clarity, presenting a sophisticated defense of pacifist thought while offering a compelling vision of a peaceful and just world. Taken together, these essays demonstrate that pacifism is more than a noble and idealist dream, more than an ethics of war, but a practical and conceptually well-grounded basis for a philosophy of life."

    --Charles Brown, Emporia State University

     

    "To my knowledge, The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence is a more ambitious and comprehensive book than any other collection of writings on pacifism and nonviolence ever published. Written by scholars and activists with knowledge and passion, and carefully edited by Andrew Fiala, this book will be our standard reference on pacifism and nonviolence for decades to come."

    --Predrag Cicovacki, College of the Holy Cross

     

    "This Handbook brings together invaluable and wide-ranging perspectives on pacifism and nonviolence, thereby enabling further creative interaction and useful integration of those perspectives. It is really impossible to think how it could be better."

    --James P. Sterba, University of Notre Dame

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