From warism to pacifism
Subtitle: a moral continuum
By: Duane L. Cady.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781439903117; 9781439903124; 9781439903131
Subjects: Pacifism; Just war doctrine
Description: Duane Cady views warism and pacifism as polar extremes on a continuum that embraces a full spectrum of ethical positions on the morality of war and peace. Realizing that he could not intellectually defend the notions of just-war theory, he found that he was a reluctant pacifist. In this new edition of From Warism to Pacifism, Cady continues to expose the pervasive, subconscious warism that is the dominant ideology in modern Western culture. He explores the changes over the last twenty yearsofrom the end of the Cold War to the ongoing "war on terror," as well as Barack Obama winning the Nobel Prize for Peace. Like racism and sexism, the uncritical presumption that war is morally justifiable, even morally required, misguides our attitudes and institutions. In its place, Cady proposes the development of a positive concept of peace. Citing common objections to pacifist values, he describes peace as something more than the mere absence of war and demonstrates that pacifism is a defensible position.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: a history of the idea of pacifism; title: Warism; title: A just-war continuum; title: Means and ends; title: A pacifist continuum; title: Positive peace; title: Objections; title: Implications; title: Afterword: nonviolence and the war on terror.