Title: Nonviolence : critiquing assumptions, examining frameworks /
Authors: Brown, Michael Patterson,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Nonviolence; Reconciliation; Nonviolence.; Reconciliation
Abstract: Many judgments regarding what is good or bad, possible or impossible, rely upon unspoken assumptions or frameworks which are used to view and evaluate events and actions. Philosophers uncover these hidden aspects of thoughts and judgments, scrutinizing them for soundness, validity, and fairness. These assumptions and frameworks permeate the topics of violence, nonviolence, war, conflict, and reconciliation; and these assumptions influence how we address these problems and issues. 0The papers in this volume explore what kind of assumptions and frameworks would be needed in order for people to see nonviolence as a sensible approach to contemporary problems. Topics include conceptions of positive peace, nonviolence and international structures, and perspectives on peace education.0Contributors are Elizabeth N. Agnew, Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, William C. Gay, Ronald J. Glossop, Ian M. Harris, John Kultgen, Joseph C. Kunkel, Douglas Lewis, Danielle Poe and Harry van der Linden.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Nonviolence and Positive Peace -- 1.The Practice of Peace: Thinking, Speaking, Acting / William C. Gay -- 2.Can You Hear Me Now? The Element of Listening in Positive Peace / Elizabeth N. Agnew -- 3.The Ethics of Care and Violence / Andrew Fitz-Gibbon -- 4.Freedom, Oppression, and the Ethics of Ambiguity / Douglas Lewis -- pt. 2 Nonviolence and International Structures -- 5.The Impotence of Moral Arguments in the Debate Over Nuclear Deterrence / John Kultgen -- 6.The U.S. Constitution, Human Rights, and Iraq / Joseph C. Kunkel -- 7.Questioning Combatant's Privilege in Unjust Wars / Harry van der Linden -- 8.The International Criminal Court: Progressing Despite U.S. Opposition / Ronald J. Glossop -- pt. 3 Nonviolence and Peace Education -- 9.A Philosophic Framework for Peace Education / Ian M. Harris -- 10.Perspectives from a Catholic, Marianist University on Teaching Peace / Danielle Poe