Pragmatic Nonviolence

Working toward a Better World
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-44598-7
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV

Buch, Englisch, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 239 g

Reihe: Brill

Written in dialogue format, Andrew Fitz-Gibbon’s Pragmatic Nonviolence argues that nonviolence is the best hope for a better world. Human violence in all its forms—physical, psychological and systemic-cultural—is perhaps the greatest obstacle to well-being in personal and community life. Nonviolence as “a practice that, whenever possible, seeks the well-being of the Other, by refusing to use violence to solve problems, and by acting according to loving kindness” is the best antidote to human violence. By drawing on the philosophy of nonviolence, the American pragmatist tradition and recent empirical research, Pragmatic Nonviolence demonstrates that, rather than being merely theoretical, nonviolence is a truly practical approach toward personal and community well-being.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fitz-Gibbon, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Preface

1 What Would a Better World Look Like?

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2 How Violence Spoils a Better World

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3 Nonviolence as an Antidote to Violence

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4 Pragmatic Nonviolence

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Epilogue Objections and Answers

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Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, Ph.D. (1999), Newcastle University, is Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York College at Cortland. He is the author, co-author, or editor of fifteen books, numerous book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals.