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Practical pacifism /

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 consensus that is developed ragmatically through di...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fiala, Andrew, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Algora Pub., ©2004.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Practical pacifism
  • Appendix : For philosophers only
  • Of apes and militarists : the human roots of political violence
  • Absolute pacifism and just war theory
  • Citizenship, epistemology, and the just war theory
  • Violence, terrorism, and war
  • Terrorism and the philosophy of history
  • Alienation, information, and war
  • The myth of the suicide bomber : despair and eschatology
  • The melioristic imperative of liberal hope
  • Democracy, philosophy, and peace.