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.
Edited by:
Andrew Fiala
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 884g
ISBN: 9781138194663
ISBN 10: 1138194662
Series: Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
Pages: 402
Publication Date: 21 February 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Andrew Fiala Part I: Historical and Tradition-Specific Considerations A History of the Idea of Pacifism and Nonviolence: Ancient to Modern Duane L. Cady Nonviolence and Pacifism in the Long Nineteenth Century Michael Allan Fox Pacifism in the Twentieth Century and Beyond Andrew Fiala Christian Pacifism Daniel A. Dombrowski Peace and Nonviolence in Islam Ramin Jahanbegloo Philosophy of Nonviolence in Africa Gail M. Presbey Nonviolence in the Dharma Traditions: Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism Veena R. Howard The Gandhi-King Tradition and Satyagraha Barry L. Gan Part II: Conceptual and Moral Considerations Pacifism and the Concept of Morality Robert L. Holmes Peace: Negative and Positive David Boersema The Pacifist Critique of the Just War Tradition Cheyney Ryan Contingent Pacifism Paul Morrow Humanitarian Intervention and the Problem of Genocide and Atrocity Jennifer Kling Virtue Ethics and Nonviolence David K. Chan Personal Pacifism and Conscientious Objection Eric Reitan Pacifism: Does it Make Moral Sense? Jan Narveson Pacifism as Pathology José-Antonio Orosco Part III: Social and Political Considerations The Triumph of the Liberal Democratic Peace and the Dangers of Its Success Fuat Gursozlu Human Rights and International Law Robert Paul Churchill Hospitality, Identity, and Cosmopolitanism: Antidotes to the Violence of Otherness Eddy M. Souffrant Warism and the Dominant Worldview Duane L. Cady The Military-Industrial Complex William Gay Feminism and Nonviolent Activism Danielle Poe Queer Oppression and Pacifism Blake Hereth Part IV: Applications Care Theory, Peacemaking, and Education Nel Noddings Becoming Nonviolent: Sociobiological, Neurophysiological, and Spiritual Perspectives Andrew Fitz-Gibbon The Death Penalty and Nonviolence: Justice Beyond Empathy Lloyd Steffen Ecology and Pacifism Mark Woods Animals, Vegetarianism, and Nonviolence Christopher Chapple Children, Violence, and Nonviolence Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon Peace Pedagogy from the Borderlines Renee Bricker, Yi Deng, Donna A. Gessell, and Michael Proulx Afterword: Nonviolence and the Non-Existent Country James M. Lawson, Jr.
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).
Reviews for The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence
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
